Historical Marker

Tabernacle Baptist Church

Augusta · Richmond County · Erected 2019

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Founded in 1885 by Rev. Charles T. Walker, the formerly enslaved 'Black Spurgeon,' the church grew to thousands of members. Walker founded Harlem's first Black YMCA and hosted figures like Booker T. Washington in Augusta.

About this site

Tabernacle Baptist Church is a historical marker in Augusta, Richmond County, erected in 2019. It is one of 148 historical markers documented in Richmond County, among 249 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.4661, -81.9798 near Augusta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Rev. Dr. Charles Spencer Hamilton (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include William Carpenter, Sr., Atty. Judson Whitlocke Lyons, and Frank Garvin Yerby.

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

📍 33.4661, -81.9798 · Augusta, Richmond County

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