Historical Marker

Richmond Baptist Church

Port Wentworth · Chatham County · Erected 2012

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Organized in 1897 with ties to Savannah's First African Baptist Church, this congregation grew from a plantation praise house serving freedpeople, carrying Lowcountry Black worship traditions into freedom.

About this site

Richmond Baptist Church is a historical marker in Port Wentworth, Chatham County, erected in 2012. It is one of 339 historical markers documented in Chatham County, among 480 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 32.2012, -81.1989 near Port Wentworth. The nearest cataloged historic site is Richmond Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery (cemetery), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Mulberry Grove Plantation, Washington's Southern Tour, and Historic Ship Anchor.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 32.2012, -81.1989 · Port Wentworth, Chatham County

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