Harris County – Chipley Historical Center

The Best of Georgia Museum Award

Oral Histories

Oral Histories enhance our understanding of a time period from a variety of viewpoints.

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…

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By making a donation to the Chipley Historical Center, you will be supporting our outreach programs, archival research, and our exhibition. As a non-profit organization, all of our funds support our mission and are tax-deductible. Thank you for your support. To support the restoration of the Pine Mountain Train Mural (see above), please make a…