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Formally the Old Mount Pisgah Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, this western Bulloch County burial ground lies within sight of the Fish Trap Bridge, named for a spot where fish were caught as far back as the 1800s. Because of that landmark, the church and its graveyard have long carried the local nicknames 'Fish Trap Church' and 'Fish Trap Cemetery.'
Mount Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery is a cemetery in Statesboro, Bulloch County. It is one of 72 cemeteries documented in Bulloch County, among 134 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 32.4487, -81.9540 near Statesboro. The nearest cataloged historic site is Rehovia Cemetery (cemetery), about 1.8 miles away. Others within a short drive include Upper Lotts Creek Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Upper Lotts Creek Primitive Baptist Church and Cemetery, and Bland Cemetery.
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Formally the Old Mount Pisgah Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, this western Bulloch County burial ground lies within sight of the Fish Trap Bridge, named for a spot where fish were caught as far back as the 1800s. Because of that landmark, the church and its graveyard have long carried the local nicknames 'Fish Trap Church' and 'Fish Trap Cemetery.'
Sources: findagrave.com
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