It probably has a lot to do with the Community and the name of the Mission, but what brand did the church wear??/ Baptist, Methodist, Presbyterian?? Certainly not Catholic or Lutheran... >From: "Kathy McElveen" <[email protected]> >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: [GABULLOC] Zoar Mission >Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2001 23:46:32 -0400 > >According the the book "Spirit of the People, Celebrating 200 Yrs. of >Bulloch County History, 1796-1996" , the town of Eureka was chartered by >the Postal Service to the name of Zoar on Mar. 13, 1881. The citizens >wanted the name of Eureka but another city in the state was already named >Eureka. The service was discontinued in 1905. Don't know if this has >anything to do with the Zoar Mission. > > >============================== >Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate >your heritage! >http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com
I believe someone identified it as Moravian. Zoar may be connected to the Zoastrians in theology. cf ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gerald Gieger" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, June 16, 2001 3:55 AM Subject: Re: [GABULLOC] Zoar Mission > It probably has a lot to do with the Community and the name of the Mission, > but what brand did the church wear??/ > Baptist, Methodist, Presbyterian?? Certainly not Catholic or Lutheran... > > > >From: "Kathy McElveen" <[email protected]> > >Reply-To: [email protected] > >To: [email protected] > >Subject: [GABULLOC] Zoar Mission > >Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2001 23:46:32 -0400 > > > >According the the book "Spirit of the People, Celebrating 200 Yrs. of > >Bulloch County History, 1796-1996" , the town of Eureka was chartered by > >the Postal Service to the name of Zoar on Mar. 13, 1881. The citizens > >wanted the name of Eureka but another city in the state was already named > >Eureka. The service was discontinued in 1905. Don't know if this has > >anything to do with the Zoar Mission. > > > > > >============================== > >Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate > >your heritage! > >http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com > > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB > >