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Ashantilly Home Made of Tabby
Who knows what tabby is?! Well, I’m going to tell you. Tabby is a type of concrete made from oyster shells, sand, and water. On the Georgia coast, it’s a common building material with easy access to those things. This beautiful home that you’re looking at is Ashantilly, built of tabby. In fact, it’s also…
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First African Baptist Church Celebrates 200 Yrs
The historic First African Baptist Church in Darien, Georgia was founded in 1822 and they are close to celebrating 200 years! The present building was constructed in 1868 and is a replica of the original building contstructed here in 1834 that was lost to a fire. Those beautiful stained glass windows on the front are…
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Little White Church in Darien, GA
This little white church has quite the history in Darien, Georgia. It’s located on the beautiful Vernon Square. Methodism spread quickly throughout Georgia after John Wesley spent some time here among the Scots in 1737. In 1841, the cornerstone for the Darien Methodist Church was laid. It was set afire twice by Federal troops, but…
