Salem Church, Cole's Creek
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kwashnak
N 31° 39.402 W 091° 08.198
15R E 676671 N 3503891
Roadside park on US 61 N in Fayette, MS commemorating the beginnings of the Baptist Church in Mississippi.
Waymark Code: WME8B4
Location: Mississippi, United States
Date Posted: 04/17/2012
Views: 5
Salem Church
Cole's Creek
S. 4 mi. First Baptist church in Miss. Set up, 1791, in home of Margaret Stampley, with Richard Curtis, of S.C., as pastor. Here, 1806, first Miss. Baptist Assn. formed.
Mississippi Historical Commission 1954
Date Installed:: 1954/1/1
Organization that placed the object:: Mississippi Historical Commission
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