Georgia:  Columbia County: Marshall Historical Site

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Marshall Historical Site 
dedicated November 12, 1984 
Developed by 
History Committee, 
Georgia Baptist Convention 
in cooperation with Kiokee Baptist Church 
and the Georgia Baptist Association 
Daniel Marshall born in Windsor, Conn., 1706. Congregation who became a 
separate Baptist church during Great Awakening. Ordained, Abbott's Creek, 
N.C., 1757. Leader in establishing Baptist work in Virginia, the 
Carolinas, and Georgia. Supported cause of Religious Liberty, arrested 
for preaching in Georgia. Led in establishing Georgia's first continuing 
Baptist church on the Little Kiokee in 1772. Only Pastor to remain in 
Georgia throughout the Revolution. Helped to form Georgia Baptist 
Association, first in state shortly before his death, Nov. 2, 1784. 
Georgia Baptist are indebted to him for nurturing many men who 
contributed to the movement's early growth.