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Hebron Presbyterian Church, Banks Co., GA was founded in 1796 in what is now Banks County, GA. [1]. It is listed on the National Registery of Historic Places as Hebron Church, Cemetery, and Academy. [2] Hebron was formed by Scotch-Irish settlers and Revolutionary veterans who received land grants from the Georgia State Legislature. [3] Hebron is one of the oldest congregations in Banks County. [4] The church was organized by Rev. John Newton, who served as the first pastor. [5]
Some of the notable items regarding Hebron Church include:
- above ground burial vaults from the early days of the cemetary. - a school (Academy) co-located on the church grounds - a number of Revolutionary War Veterans interred in the cemetary. [6] - nineteen young men from the church were killed during the American Civil War. [7]
References[edit]
- ^ Rev. Roy Coker, et. al. , Hebron Presbyterian Church, 1st ed. (Atlanta: Darby Printing Company, 1995), pg. 1
- ^ "nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com". Retrieved 2010-07/28.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ Ernest Trice Thompson, , Presbyterians in the South, Vol I, (Richmond: John Knox Press, 1963), Chap. 3
- ^ "Banks County". Retrieved 2010-07/28.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ Presbyterian and Reformed Church, Historical Foundation, Montreat, North Carolina
- ^ "Revolutionary War Veterans". Retrieved 2010-07/28.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ Rev. Roy Coker, et. al. , Hebron Presbyterian Church, 1st ed. (Atlanta: Darby Printing Company, 1995), pg. 48-49.