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O'Kelly Chapel Christian Church

O'Kelly Chapel Christian Church is a North Carolina historical marker in Chatham County, dedicated 1968.

NC 751 south of Chatham/Durham County line

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Organized, 1794, by Jas. O'Kelly, founder of the denomination. Present building fourth on site.

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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North-Carolina, 1795, covering the location of O'Kelly Chapel Christian Church, with a pin at the marker's coordinates
North-Carolina, 1795, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.
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This marker is part of the North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, run by the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources jointly with the N.C. Department of Transportation. Marker texts and locations are the program's own, as the Department publishes them.

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