History, GA, Chattooga, Bethel Presbyterian Church

                         Bethel Presbyterian Circa 1846
                             Dirt Town, Chattooga GA


The history of Bethel Presbyterian is the history of the northwest Georgia
mountains and the sturdy Scots Irish pioneers who settled so much of it. It is
the story of the associated Armuchee Academy and the Reverend T.C. Crawford
and the remarkable educational institution he built on the mountain back roads
of Dirt Town. And finally it is the story of Bethel Yard, the beautiful and
timeless burying ground of the Bethel community and her citizens. Bethel
Presbyterian sits in a lovely rural setting in the north Georgia mountains,
just as it has since it was built in 1847. In 1846 the local Presbyterians
petitioned the Cherokee Presbytery to create their own church since the
nearest was Pleasant Green Presbyterian on the other side of Taylor’s Ridge
and this meant leaving home before daylight and returning after dark.

The petition was approved and a log meeting house was constructed on land in
the Dirt Town community that was donated by AUGUSTUS BRYANT on lot 183 that he
had acquired in the lottery.

Note:   A portion of the web page at:

http://hrcga.org/bethel-presbyterian-chattooga/




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Transcribed from original documents by Brent R. Brian & Martha M. Brian.

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