Ramah Church-GHM 158-3-Wilkinson Co
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Sprinterman
N 32° 51.570 W 083° 20.461
17S E 280940 N 3638140
Ga 57 about 1/4 mile east of Ga 18 near Gordon
Waymark Code: WM7TAN
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 11/30/2009
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Ramah Primitive Baptist Church on South Fork of Commissioner´s Creek was constituted June 10, 1809 by the Brethren Gaylord and McGinty with ten members. Educational, social, and cultural affairs of the community centered around affairs of the community centered around the church for years before the town of Gordon was established. The Ramah Guards, Volunteer Infantry, C.S.A. left for Virginia, from the church after impressive ceremonies and a flag presentation. Many descendants of people prominent in Ramah District still reside nearby.
The Sanders Association sponsored this marker as a memorial to the Christian spirit of Ramah´s founders.
Type of Marker: Highway
Marker #: 158-3
Date: 1955
Sponsor: Georgia Historic Commission
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