Bethany Baptist Church was chartered on September 8, 1828. The six charter members were James Garrett, Levin Collins, Uriah Jones, Lucy Garrett, Catherine Simmons and Mary Jones. The first pastor was John W. Cooper, who served from 1828 to 1847. By August 7, 1836 there were 73 members. On February 7, 1847 they had baptized…
Author: Cindy Bowden
First Baptist Church
100 McDougald Ave, Pine Mountain, GA 31822 (706) 663-2310 The church is located at the corner of Harris and McDougald streets in downtown Pine Mountain. In 1886 a committee of rural Bethany Baptist Church reported to the congregation that it was “believed to be the duty of the church to build a Baptist church in…
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Harris County Cooks in the 1940s
The 1940s in Harris County was a time of big change in cooking. During World War II food was rationed. Many foods were sent overseas to our soldiers. Other foods relied on transportation for distribution to local stores and with gas rationing they were delivered erratically or not at all. The Office of Price Administration distributed rationing stamps for…
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