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Buffalo Ridge Church

TN 36 at Ben Jenkins Rd. / Gray Station Rd., Gray, TN , USA

Latitude & Longitude: 36° 26' 24.839988", -82° 27' 16.319988"
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5.0 miles. This pioneer Baptist church, established in 1779 by the Rev. Tidence Lane, was the first Baptist Church on Tennessee soil. The church itself has been moved to Gray's Station: the cemetery remains. Here is buried the Rev. Jonathan Mulkey, 1752-1826, who was its second pastor.

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Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00
 
   
 
 
Buffalo Ridge Church Historical Marker Location Map, Gray, Tennessee Map