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Rock Hill Baptist Church

Quitman, Wood County

Marker Text

Organized in 1870 in school on Coke Road. First church was built in 1892. Charter members: Joe Bird, John Corley, W. W. Grice, and R. H. Galloway. First pastor: the Rev. Jeff Warlick. L. F. Banks, earliest ordained minister (in 1888). Since turn of century average membership has been 170. (1970)

Marker Details

Address 10 mi. N
Location Description 10 miles north of Quitman
Marker # 11669
Dedicated 1970
Size, Type 14" x 24"
Code Baptist denomination; churches
Latitude, Longitude 32.898271, -95.468107

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