Midway Congregational Church, 1792
Midway Congregational Church, often called Midway Meeting House, was founded by Congregationalists in 1752 as they drifted down into Georgia from Dorchester, South
Carolina. Many originally had come from the city of the same name in Massachusetts. The current building was erected in 1792 to replace the church's first structure, which was burned in 1778 during the Revolutionary War. It is one of the oldest Congregational churches in Georgia.
The people of the Midway community, along with their neighbors in nearby Sunbury, were early supporters of the cause of American Independence. Church member Lyman Hall was sent to represent Georgia at the First Continental Congress in May 1775. One year later, joined by neighbor Button Gwinnett and Augusta resident George Walton, he signed the Declaration of Independence.
Midway, Liberty County, Georgia USA
[0232-D90-Neo]
© 2024 Mike McCall
Midway Congregational Church, 1792
Midway Congregational Church, often called Midway Meeting House, was founded by Congregationalists in 1752 as they drifted down into Georgia from Dorchester, South
Carolina. Many originally had come from the city of the same name in Massachusetts. The current building was erected in 1792 to replace the church's first structure, which was burned in 1778 during the Revolutionary War. It is one of the oldest Congregational churches in Georgia.
The people of the Midway community, along with their neighbors in nearby Sunbury, were early supporters of the cause of American Independence. Church member Lyman Hall was sent to represent Georgia at the First Continental Congress in May 1775. One year later, joined by neighbor Button Gwinnett and Augusta resident George Walton, he signed the Declaration of Independence.
Midway, Liberty County, Georgia USA
[0232-D90-Neo]
© 2024 Mike McCall