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After emancipation, freedpeople, once confined to the church balcony as enslaved worshippers, took over the old Midway meetinghouse. Led by former selectman William Golding, they built their own congregation that endures as a United Church of Christ.
Midway Congregational Church 1872 - Present is a historical marker in Midway, Liberty County, erected in 2004. It is one of 51 historical markers documented in Liberty County, among 81 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 31.8016, -81.4647 near Midway. The nearest cataloged historic site is We want a school, we need a Teacher 1870-1872 (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Dorchester Academy, Dorchester Academy Boy's Dormitory, and Liberty County Citizen's Council 1946 - 1953.
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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