Historical Marker

Friendship Baptist Church

Hamilton · Harris County · Erected 2025

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Founded in 1869 by Black members leaving the white Hamilton Baptist Church, this congregation later schooled local Black children; its grounds also witnessed a 1912 lynching of innocent victims.

About this site

Friendship Baptist Church is a historical marker in Hamilton, Harris County, erected in 2025. It is one of 20 historical markers documented in Harris County, among 84 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 32.7572, -84.8766 near Hamilton. The nearest cataloged historic site is Hamilton Baptist Church and Pastorium (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Columbus Baptist Association, U.S.S. Harris County, and Harris County.

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

📍 32.7572, -84.8766 · Hamilton, Harris County

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