First Baptist Church Bicentennial Celebration 1794-1994

First Baptist Church Bicentennial Celebration 1794-1994 is a Tennessee historical marker in Johnson County.

Johnson Co. First Baptist Church,Bicentennial Celebration 421 West Main, Mountain City 1794-1994

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Organized on April 20, 1794, the first Baptist congregation in Johnson County was known as the Roan Creek Church of Christ. Originally located near Shouns, the church sponsored by the congregation of the Three Forks Baptist Church in Watauga County, North Carolina. In 1843 the church moved to the present site. By 1950, it had become known as the First Baptist Church of Mountain City.

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1776 · Map Of North And South Carolina With Their Indian Frontiers. (Northern Section) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1794 · Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1812 · North Carolina. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1814 · Kentucky (Mathew Carey, 1814) (Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1829 · Tennessee (A. Finley, 1829) (Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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First Baptist Church Bicentennial Celebration 1794-1994

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