Jefferson County
This is located just off downtown Wrens. Based on its location to an old mill, I am guessing this is an old store.
Unidentified Building-Wrens, Georgia
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Smith Grove Missionary Baptist Church-Jefferson County, Georgia
This a well cared for church and cemetery in Jefferson County, Georgia. The vernacular headstones and some of the ledgers are incredibly interesting. One of the ledger stones reminds me of stained glass. I wondered as I photographed it if glass was once there.
In doing a doing genealogical search, I am unable to determine why it is Professor Lewis Seabrook. I was hoping to find out that he was a professor for a local college. In census data, he is listed as a farmer. Maybe he was just so knowledgeable that he earned that name.
The church was founded in 1867. It was one of the founding members of the Walker Baptist Association. Members initially all hailed from the plantation of Noah Smith.
McNair House-Wrens, Georgia
Jefferson County
This beautiful old home is down a dirt road outside of Wrens, Georgia. At one point, there was a double porch on the front and one side of the house.
As of July 2023, this was dismantled.
Ways Grove Baptist Church, Georgia
Founded in 1865, this church sits on the back of the property of a much larger, flourishing church. This church was one of the first Black churches formed after the end of the Civil War in Jefferson County, Georgia.
Mt. Olive Baptist Church-Jefferson County, Georgia
This historic Black congregation was founded in 1909. A newer church is built in front of this one.
Rodney Baptist Church-Rodney, Mississippi
I wasn’t lucky enough to visit the church when the area was flooded (that sentence is odd to write). It was a fascinating town. I hope to visit again.