A Civil-War era African-American praise house and cemetery that was originally part of the area Savannah River Plantations
The Houston Project - Historic Praise House site, consists of the restoration/reconstruction of a Civil War era African-American praise house, and preservation of the adjacent civil war era/ post-civil war era cemetery that was originally a part of a Historic Rice Plantation located on the Savannah River. Houston was located in the areas known as the Richmond-Oak Grove Plantation and Mulberry Grove Plantation, where Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin in 1793. The restored structure/site will serve as a cultural heritage and interpretive educational site as well as a heritage museum containing information about the significant national and local histories of the Port Wentworth area as well as the City of Port Wentworth and the history of the Savannah River Plantations. Rich tradition and remnants of the early African-American culture are displayed along with several early graves at the site with markings from the Gullah/Geechee culture. This site exhibits the roots of early African-Americans and their culture during this era of Georgia history and plays an important role in Georgia’s Civil War story. The Houston Baptist Church was organized under the leadership of Rev. Ulysses L. Houston, Minister of the First Bryan Baptist Church in Savannah.
INDIVIDUAL TOURS, SCHOOl GROUPS, GROUP TOURS AND PRIVATE EVENT RENTALS AVAILABLE. Call for details: (912) 965-1999
