
Claybank Church
"In 1829 Elisha Matthews donated a small tract of land near the
place where an old Indian trail crossed the Cooley trail as a site for a
community church.The first Claybank Church was built during 1829 and
1830.Assisting in the construction were Isaac,Curtis,and Ned Byrd, Billy Martin,
John Merrick, and Eli Ruffin. A second church was built on the site in 1852.
This structure still stands today, located about 100 yards from the busy
intersection of Andrews Avenue and Highway 231."
See Randy's
website for further information
(Taken from inside the church, showing the original benches)