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Near Hoschton in Barrow County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

Bethabra Baptist Church

 
 
Bethabra Baptist Church Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by David Seibert, February 18, 2005
1. Bethabra Baptist Church Marker
Inscription. Clayborn Dalton built an arbor for public Worship across Mulberry River in Jackson County in the early 1800’s. It was called “Dalton’s Stand”. In 1813 the church was moved on this side of Mulberry River near the Maynard Cemetery. Rev. Anslem Anthony was the first Pastor serving from 1813 to 1855. He donated 2 1/2 acres of land for the present church with buildings and improvements April 15, 1857. Another building was built about 1880, and stood until the present building was built in 1962.
 
Erected 1977 by Bethabra Baptist Church and the Barrow County Historical Society.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is April 15, 1857.
 
Location. 34° 3.87′ N, 83° 47.088′ W. Marker is near Hoschton, Georgia, in Barrow County. It is on Old Thompson Mill Road 0.1 miles south of Farm Market Road, on the right when traveling south. Marker is at the side of the church, near the parking lot. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1054 Old Thompson Mill Road, Hoschton GA 30548, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Classic City Area, in the Piedmont, and in Metro Atlanta. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Battle of King's Tanyard (approx. 2.1 miles away); Hoschton Train Depot (approx.
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2.6 miles away); The Braselton Family (approx. 3.2 miles away); Revolutionary War Patriots (approx. 3.2 miles away); The Braselton School Bell (approx. 3.2 miles away); Perry-Rainey Institute (approx. 4.4 miles away); Rockwell Universalist Church (approx. 4.8 miles away); Karina Miller Nature Preserve (approx. 5.4 miles away).
 
More about this marker. The church's mailing address is in Hoschton, in Jackson County, but the church is physically in Barrow County.
 
Bethabra Baptist Church Marker in May, 2009 image. Click for full size.
Photographed by David Seibert, May 30, 2009
2. Bethabra Baptist Church Marker in May, 2009
Deterioration is noticeable
Bethabra Baptist Church Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by David Seibert, May 30, 2009
3. Bethabra Baptist Church Marker
Corrosion and mold are evident; these are not often seen on metal markers
Bethabra Baptist Church Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by David Seibert, May 30, 2009
4. Bethabra Baptist Church Marker
With the Church cemetery in the background
Bethabra Baptist Church Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by David Seibert, May 30, 2009
5. Bethabra Baptist Church Marker
Bethabra Baptist Church image. Click for full size.
Photographed by David Seibert, May 30, 2009
6. Bethabra Baptist Church
Bethabra Baptist Church cornerstone image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mark Parker, May 10, 2024
7. Bethabra Baptist Church cornerstone
Bethabra Baptist Church Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mark Parker, May 10, 2024
8. Bethabra Baptist Church Marker
Side facing away from church is badly deteriorated. (Side facing church building is unaffected)
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 30, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 14, 2009, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,930 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos:   1. submitted on February 14, 2009, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia.   2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on June 1, 2009, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia.   7, 8. submitted on July 29, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
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