Site of Presbyterian Poplar
Site of Presbyterian Poplar
Two hundred feet east here was held the first ordination of a Presbyterian minister in Georgia, July 22, 1790, when John Springer was ordained and installed pastor of Smyrna, Providence and Washington churches by a Commission of the Presbytery of South Carolina composed of Rev. Robert Hall and Rev. Francis Cummins.
Two hundred feet east here was held the first ordination of a Presbyterian minister in Georgia, July 22, 1790, when John Springer was ordained and installed pastor of Smyrna, Providence and Washington churches by a Commission of the Presbytery of South Carolina composed of Rev. Robert Hall and Rev. Francis Cummins.
Plaque courtesy Lat34North.com.
Original page, with additional info, here.
Photo credit: David Seibert.
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