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Photography & Stories of Forgotten Places
Mountain Church Memories

Mountain Church Memories

This isolated church once served a community of mountain farmers until declining attendance forced the church to close.

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Antebellum Alabama Church Abandoned

Antebellum Alabama Church Abandoned

This antebellum Alabama church was built in the 1830s but was abandoned long ago. Today, a new spirit inhabits it’s walls.

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North Carolina Church Founded Before The Civil War

North Carolina Church Founded Before The Civil War

Bethesda Church was built in 1853 and is all that is left of a once-expansive plantation.

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The First Presbyterian Church On The Mississippi Frontier

The First Presbyterian Church On The Mississippi Frontier

This church is a replica of the one-room structure that served a congregation of early settlers in the Mississippi Territory.

[Claiborne County, MS]

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A Historic Mississippi Church Saved After Lightning Struck

A Historic Mississippi Church Saved After Lightning Struck

Built in the 1840s, this church sat at a significant crossroads during the Civil War.

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Mississippi River Ghost Town Church

Mississippi River Ghost Town Church

This Antebellum church still shows scars from the Civil War.

[Jefferson County, MS]

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Ghosts of the Mississippi: The Forgotten Town of Rodney

Ghosts of the Mississippi: The Forgotten Town of Rodney

This ghost town sits like a time capsule at the end of an old dirt road.

[Jefferson County, MS]

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Forgotten Alabama Church Now Home to a Colony of Bats

Forgotten Alabama Church Now Home to a Colony of Bats

This church sits forgotten, with no signage or markers to tell us her stories. 

[Sumter County, AL]

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Historic Presbyterian Church in Georgia Kept in a State of Preserved Decay

Historic Presbyterian Church in Georgia Kept in a State of Preserved Decay

This church stands for its 203rd year.

[Hancock County, GA]

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