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Near Clyo, Seventh-Day Baptists from Virginia settled at Tuckasee King in 1759. There Edmund Botsford preached his first sermon in 1771 and launched the missionary work that helped plant Baptist faith across Georgia.
Historical Marker
Early Baptists At Tuckasee King
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About this site
Early Baptists At Tuckasee King is a historical marker in Clyo, Effingham County, erected in 1958. It is one of 31 historical markers documented in Effingham County, among 81 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 32.5262, -81.2697 near Clyo. The nearest cataloged historic site is Morgan Cemetery (cemetery), about 0.6 miles away. Others within a short drive include Ryall Cemetery, Pisgah Cemetery, and Metzger Cemetery.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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