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This marker recalls St. John Methodist, founded in 1798 by Virginia preacher Stith Mead, and the 1801 meetinghouse that in 1844 was sold to Springfield Baptist, whose worshippers descended from the Silver Bluff Black congregation.
Historical Marker
Two Early Augusta Churches
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About this site
Two Early Augusta Churches is a historical marker in Augusta, Richmond County, erected in 1964. 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 33.4728, -81.9658 near Augusta. The nearest cataloged historic site is First Baptist Church Convention (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include The First Baptist Church, Lamar, Joseph Rucker, Boyhood Home, and Joseph R. Lamar, Associate Justice.
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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