Lafayette Presbyterian Church in Lafayette, Georgia was founded on August 12, 1835, as Ebenezer Church in the town then named Chattooga, Georgia, the county seat of Walker County, Georgia.[1][2] The town changed its name briefly to Benton, Georgia and then in December 1836 to Lafayette, Georgia, in honor of Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, a French aristocrat and military officer who joined the Continental Army, led by George Washington, during the American Revolutionary War. Lafayette eventually was appointed a major general.[3] In 1841, the Ebenezer church was renamed LaFayette Presbyterian Church.[1]
On June 24, 1864, during the Atlanta campaign of the American Civil War, a battle was fought in LaFayette.[4] LaFayette Presbyterian Church was used as a field hospital during and following the battle for both Union and Confederate soldiers.[1] Church records which were destroyed during the war were rewritten by surviving church elders in 1865.[1] Over the years through 2024, the church has been repaired and rebricked and the facilities significantly enlarged and expanded.[1]
Citations
edit- ^ a b c d e "Lafayette Presbyterian Church". Lafayette Presbyterian Church. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
- ^ Hellmann, Paul T. (May 13, 2013). Historical Gazetteer of the United States. Routledge. p. 235. ISBN 978-1135948597. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
- ^ "Walker County". Calhoun Times. 1 September 2004. p. 110. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
- ^ "The Battle of Lafayette - Georgia Historical Society". Georgia Historical Society. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
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