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Murphy, Georgia
The Murphy families were among early pioneer settlers who migrated from Duplin and Sampson Counties, North Carolina to this area between the 1790’s and early 1800’s. This area and surrounding land was inhabited by Lower Creek Indian tribes with campgrounds … Continue reading
Filed under --COLQUITT COUNTY GA--, Murphy GA
St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church, 1908, Fitzgerald
St. Matthews was the first of the thirteen denominations organized in the new colony of Fitzgerald during the year of its establishment to build a permanent house of worship, in October 1896. After a couple of moves, the present structure … Continue reading
Filed under --BEN HILL COUNTY GA--, Fitzgerald GA
Bethlehem Baptist Church, 1913
Though the present structure dates to 1913, Bethlehem Church, which was constituted as Ozias Church in 1832, is among the oldest congregations in this section of the state, and claims an active membership to this day.
Filed under --BEN HILL COUNTY GA--
