Mt. Hope Methodist Church, Circa 1840, Hancock County

5 responses to “Mt. Hope Methodist Church, Circa 1840, Hancock County”

1. Timothy O. Davis

   March 18, 2019 at 9:08 am

   Hi Brian,

   I have seen grave houses in North Georgia, and in North Carolina, but very few south of the mountains. Have you found many in south or central Georgia?

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   • Brian Brown

     March 18, 2019 at 9:45 am

     Tim- They are quite rare in South Georgia. These particular grave houses have been removed, sadly.

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2. Timothy Davis

   March 18, 2019 at 2:05 pm

   It’s a shame they are gone; I am going to look for grave houses as I travel. Thanks for recording all this so beautifully.

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   • Brian Brown

     March 18, 2019 at 4:47 pm

     Look at the one at Oklahoma Baptist Church in Wilcox County. That one is on Vanishing South Georgia.

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3. Lisa Garrett Bonnell

   December 12, 2019 at 7:33 am

   Thank you for these grave houses-any idea what the reason was for this practice? To protect or honor the graves? I have ancestors in Henry Co that had this over their family plot in the woods, and sadly, the wooden structure is long gone. I suppose the wood had become rotten through the ages.

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