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Constituted in 1811 in a log meeting house on Richland Creek, this congregation built its Greek Revival sanctuary in the 1840s as Twiggs plantation wealth peaked. By 1860 enslaved members, seated in the galleries, made up most of the rolls.
Richland Baptist Church is a historical marker in Jeffersonville, Twiggs County, erected in 1954. It is one of 13 historical markers documented in Twiggs County, among 61 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 32.6303, -83.4007 near Jeffersonville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Richland Cemetery (cemetery), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Richland Baptist Church, Hardy - Durham Cemetery, and New Hope Cemetery.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
“Richland Baptist Church” names 2 distinct records in Twiggs County. This page is the historical marker erected in 1954 in Jeffersonville. The others:
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