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Near Alto in Banks County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

Line Baptist Church

 
 
Line Baptist Church Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By David Seibert, March 2, 2011
1. Line Baptist Church Marker
Inscription. The Line Baptist Church was constituted Sept. 13, 1802, by Rev. Moses Sanders, Thomas Maxwell and Daniel White.

This church was just over the line between Georgia and Cherokee lands. Meetings couldn’t be held at night, because all white people had to be off Indian lands by sundown.

Thirteen churches met here and formed the Tugalo Baptist Association in 1818. This Association met here in 1822 and 1842. The Liberty Baptist Association was formed here in 1867.

This building, about 70 years old, is the second one on this site. It has stood in Franklin, Habersham and Banks counties.
 
Erected 1953 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 006-3.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Churches & ReligionNative Americans. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list. A significant historical date for this entry is September 13, 1889.
 
Location. 34° 24.587′ N, 83° 30.359′ W. Marker is near Alto, Georgia, in Banks County. Marker is at the intersection of Old U.S. 441 and Line Church Road, on the right when traveling south on U.S. 441. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3847 Old Highway 441 N, Alto GA 30510, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured
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as the crow flies. Indian Boundary (approx. 1.2 miles away); Middle River Volunteers (approx. 4.6 miles away); Leatherwood Baptist Church (approx. 4.7 miles away); Mt. Pleasant Church (approx. 4.8 miles away); Banks County (approx. 5.2 miles away); “Hawkins Line” (approx. 5.7 miles away); Battle of Narrows (approx. 5.8 miles away); Nails Creek Baptist Church (approx. 6.3 miles away).
 
Regarding Line Baptist Church. The current church was built in 1977, replacing the building mentioned on the marker.
 
Line Baptist Church Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By David Seibert, March 2, 2011
2. Line Baptist Church Marker
Looking southeast from Line Church Road; Old US Highway 441 is in the background
Line Baptist Church Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By David Seibert, March 2, 2011
3. Line Baptist Church Marker
Looking northeast from Line Church Road (foreground), with Old US Highway 441 in the background
Line Baptist Church Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By David Seibert, March 2, 2011
4. Line Baptist Church Marker
Looking southeast from the church toward Old US Highway 441
Line Baptist Church Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By David Seibert, March 2, 2011
5. Line Baptist Church Marker
Looking from Line Church Road toward the church
Line Baptist Church image. Click for full size.
Photographed By David Seibert, March 2, 2011
6. Line Baptist Church
Built in 1977, replacing the earlier church building
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on March 4, 2011, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,445 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on March 4, 2011, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.

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