St. Mary A.M.E. Church

St. Mary A.M.E. Church is a historic church for African Americans in Thomaston, Georgia. The church building was constructed in 1870 and William Harris brought in as the pastor, the third pastor serving the congregation.[1] The church provided the community with its first school for African American students.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 McGill, James (21 December 2017). "The First One Hundred Years of Upson County Negro History". AuthorHouse – via Google Books.

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