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Alapaha River, Berrien County
Posted in --BERRIEN COUNTY GA-- with tags --BERRIEN COUNTY GA--, Copyright Brian Brown, {Alapaha River}, {South Georgia Natural History}, {South Georgia Rivers Creeks & Lakes} on August 6, 2011 by Brian BrownAbandoned Pyramidal Roof House, Ray City
Posted in --BERRIEN COUNTY GA--, Ray City GA with tags --BERRIEN COUNTY GA--, Copyright Brian Brown, Ray City GA, {South Georgia Architecture}, {South Georgia Farmhouses} on July 12, 2011 by Brian Brown
To see an image of this same house, three years ago, visit this link:
http://vanishingsouthgeorgia.com/2008/12/02/abandoned-house-ray-city/
St. Bridget’s Catholic Church, 1902, Alapaha
Posted in --BERRIEN COUNTY GA--, Alapaha GA with tags --BERRIEN COUNTY GA--, Alapaha GA, Copyright Brian Brown, {South Georgia Architecture}, {South Georgia Churches} on March 11, 2011 by Brian BrownFrom the history, “Diocese of Savannah: 1850-2000″:
“A Catholic community established a church on the James C. Murray farm 2.6 miles from Alapaha in about 1840…The Catholic community was then known as Saint Patrick’s and was commonly called “Murray Church.” [As the need grew for a more substantial church than the log cabin located on the Murray farm] land was purchased near Alapaha Station in 1901 for the token sum of $25 from John J. Paulk…the new church, Saint Bridget’s, was completed in 1902…[by 1942, this structure was vacated and the present St. Ann's Catholic Church built]
This is now home to Greater Macedonia C. M. E. Church, and is undergoing renovation.









