This historic congregation dates to 1827.
Berlin Methodist Church, 1877, McBean
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This historic congregation dates to 1827.
Hello, I grew up in McBean back when it was nice. Most of the roads were dirt everybody new each other. My Grandparents house sat where the paper mill is and was moved on land beside the boy scout camp. They paved our road.Named it after our family.Black Rd. Our uncle had a store by the mill. Richardson’s Grocery. 56 hwy. Was two lane. Then came Vogel. No more riding bikes in the road. It was a race track. I sure do miss those days. I almost forgot. It was nice and quiet too. It was a nice 53 years. Now I’m in Appling with Mistletoe state park for a back yard and it’s nice and quiet too. I guess I’m still a kid at heart because just like in McBean and the years of riding our little Honda mini bikes every where my wife and I still ride around here on 50 year old Honda mini bikes. She went to Hephzibah all her life too. Our first date was 1976. All of it’s changed too. We hate they tore down our school. By the way I am Mike Hill.
My grandfather was the postmaster in McBean. I grew up there as I was born in hospital in Augusta, our family names were: Fulcher, Collins, and Westbrook. I graduated from Hephzibah High School. I attended grade school in McBean in the building that has been torn down. My grandmother was a member of the Piney Grove Baptist Church.
Hello. I grew up in McBean. My grandfather was the Postmaster there next to the railroad on Highway 56 just north of McBean Creek on the line between Richmond and Burke counties. Sad that a tornado destroyed the post office on February 26, 1961. Our house had the roof blown off but otherwise survived.
Hi Brian, Great photo. What a simple but elegant building! I really like the 4 huge columns on front. Thanks for your efforts to help save in some fashion our great past. We stand on the shoulders of giants.