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Photographer: Mike Stroud
Taken: March 4, 2012
Caption: Houston Baptist Church and Marker
Additional Description: By: Alice Massimi | WSAV-TV
Published: February 25, 2012, Port Wenthworth, Georgia
After years of hard work the reconstruction of the Houston Praise House is officially complete.
The praise house built in the 1800s was used by slaves at area plantations. It was one of the original 13 Savannah River Plantation Praise Houses. It was founded by the Rev. Ulysses Houston, a Savannah religious and political leader, in 1886.
The original structure was not able to be saved but with the help of the community they were able to build an exact replica. It will be used as heritage museum.
"It was a challenge to build this building back so we could preserve the history in this area. Through Effingham and Chatham there is so much history we need people to know about," explains Morris Oglesby who over saw the project.
This is just phase one of the project. They are aslo hoping to be able to restore and identify grave markers in the nearby cemetery, some dating back to 1889.
Submitted: March 9, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.
Database Locator Identification Number: p195699
File Size: 1.285 Megabytes

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