First Presbyterian Church
Inscription
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Built by public subscription in 1808 as a place of divine worship for inhabitants of St. Marys and its vicinity. Reverend Horace Southworth Pratt was ordained and installed as the first pastor by the Presbytery of Georgia in June, 1822. Incorprated under the name of the Independent Presbyterian Church of St. Marys Dec. 20, 1828.
On Dec. 5, 1832, the Independent Church was incorporated as the First Presbyterian Church of St. Marys in the Georgia Presbytery. 020-1 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1953
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More markers in Camden
Camden County
Woodbine, GA
CAMDEN COUNTY. Formed from old Colonial parishes: St. Mary and St Thomas.
City of St. Marys
St. Marys, GA
CITY OF ST. MARYS. This town was built on the north bank of the St. Marys River at a place called Buttermilk Bluff.
First Pecan Trees Grown Here About 1840
St. Marys, GA
FIRST PECAN TREES GROWN HERE ABOUT 1840.
Point Peter Battery and the War of 1812
St. Marys, GA
Point Peter Battery and the War of 1812.
Point Peter
POINT PETER. East of here, at the junction of Peter Creek and St. Mary's river, the British built Fort Tonyn in 1776; controlling the...