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at all. It was a general area | {| style="width:260px; font-size:90%; border:1px solid #aaa; border-collapse:collapse; background:#ffffff; color:#222222;" | ||
southeastern Daviess County. One of the oldest structures in the | |- | ||
area was [[Green Brier Baptist Church]] | ! colspan="2" style="background:#2b4162; color:#ffffff; text-align:center; font-size:115%;" | Green Brier, Kentucky | ||
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members. The first pastor was the well-known Baptist preacher | | '''Type''' || Dispersed rural area | ||
and early pioneer | |- | ||
were being held at the church. There was a one room school | | '''County''' || [[Daviess County, Kentucky|Daviess County]] | ||
house named Locust Grove School by the intersection of Locust | |- | ||
Grove and Greenbriar Roads. Around the mid- | | '''State''' || Kentucky | ||
a general store that was | |- | ||
| '''Church founded''' || October 29, 1820 | |||
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| '''First pastor''' || Thomas Downs | |||
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| '''Location''' || Southeastern Daviess County | |||
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'''Green Brier''' was not really a community at all. It was a general area spread out over a distance in southeastern [[Daviess County, Kentucky|Daviess County]], Kentucky. | |||
==Green Brier Baptist Church== | |||
One of the oldest structures in the area was [[Green Brier Baptist Church]], founded on October 29th, 1820 with twenty-five founding members. The first pastor was the well-known Baptist preacher and early pioneer Thomas Downs. By the 1840s regular services were being held at the church. | |||
==School and Store== | |||
There was a one-room school house named Locust Grove School by the intersection of Locust Grove and Greenbriar Roads. Around the mid-1900s the area had a general store that was run by Mr. Hayden Smith, around where [[Red Hill, Kentucky|Red Hill]]-[[Maxwell, Kentucky|Maxwell]] Road and Greenbriar Road meet. | |||
[[Category:Towns]] | [[Category:Towns]] | ||
[[Category:Daviess County, Kentucky]] | |||
Latest revision as of 22:35, 26 August 2026
| Green Brier, Kentucky | |
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| Type | Dispersed rural area |
| County | Daviess County |
| State | Kentucky |
| Church founded | October 29, 1820 |
| First pastor | Thomas Downs |
| Location | Southeastern Daviess County |
Green Brier was not really a community at all. It was a general area spread out over a distance in southeastern Daviess County, Kentucky.
Green Brier Baptist Church
One of the oldest structures in the area was Green Brier Baptist Church, founded on October 29th, 1820 with twenty-five founding members. The first pastor was the well-known Baptist preacher and early pioneer Thomas Downs. By the 1840s regular services were being held at the church.
School and Store
There was a one-room school house named Locust Grove School by the intersection of Locust Grove and Greenbriar Roads. Around the mid-1900s the area had a general store that was run by Mr. Hayden Smith, around where Red Hill-Maxwell Road and Greenbriar Road meet.