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Liberty Church (Midway, Ga.)

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Creator: Linley, John
Title: Liberty Church (Midway, Ga.)
Midway Congregational Church (Midway, Ga.)
Date: 1976 Sept.
Description: Located at: 8815 East Oglethorpe Highway, Midway, Ga.

Two-story wood frame church with two sets of windows, one above the other. The main body of the church is cypress. On the south side of the steep roof is the tall square belfry, surmounted by a railing of turned spindles and an open hexagonal cupola. The church community was organized in 1754 by descendants of an English colony which came first to Massachusettes in 1630. The church is built on the same spot as the church which was burned by the British in 1778.

Slide annotated: "Liberty Church Midway Ga."

Date of structure: 1792.

Subjects: Federal | Wood (plant material) | Plant material | Midway (Ga.) | Liberty County (Ga.) | Churches | Religious buildings | Architecture--Georgia--Midway | Architecture--Georgia--Liberty County | Congregational church buildings | Midway (Ga.) | Liberty County (Ga.)
Contributors: Owens Library | Digital Library of Georgia | Historic Architecture and Landscapes Collection (GALILEO (Georgia statewide project)) GAGAL
Online Publisher: Digital Library of Georgia, 2002
Original Material: 1 slide : color
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Cite as: [title of image], John Linley, Box 19

Related Materials: Forms part of: John Linley Collection
Persistent Link to Item: http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/larc/id:jlc0486

Related Institutions: Digital Library of Georgia
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Collection Information: Historic Architecture and Landscapes of Georgia: The Hubert Bond Owens and John Linley Image Collections at the Owens Library