Houston Museum in Port Wentworth

Houston Museum in Port Wentworth A Civil-War era African-American praise house and cemetery that was originally part of the area Savannah River Plantations. Ulysses L.

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 Grov

e 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. 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

05/05/2022
History-lovers, listen quietly and you may still hear a few strains of the harmonious hymns emanating from some of these...
03/21/2020

History-lovers, listen quietly and you may still hear a few strains of the harmonious hymns emanating from some of these old buildings where plantation slaves lifted their voices. Houston Baptist Church and its adjoining cemetery were organized in 1886 under the leadership of Reverend Ulysses L. Houston, minister of First Bryan Baptist Church in Savannah.

Yesterday, June 6th, marked the 8th anniversary of the Houston Baptist Church Restoration Day Proclamation. We are all l...
06/07/2018

Yesterday, June 6th, marked the 8th anniversary of the Houston Baptist Church Restoration Day Proclamation. We are all looking forward to the day when the doors will officially open to the public. The Houston Museum is a historic site which has been restored to honor the community and educate the public on the deep meaningful history of those that came before us.

Houston Before & After
10/12/2017

Houston Before & After

05/29/2017

  Tune in to Gullah/Geechee Riddim Radio with Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation (www.QueenQuet.com) as she provides the history of the celebration of “Decoration Day& #82…

04/13/2016

After we unearthed dozens of photographs from The New York Times’s archives, we asked you to submit your own unpublished images of black history. Welcome to this evolving collection.

02/22/2016

PROJECT UPDATE: The City of Port Wentworth is in the beginning stages of completing the bathrooms for the Houston Museum. This action brings us one step closer to opening the doors to you, the public. We will post project updates as we receive. We look forward to progress!

VIDEO: Throwback Thursday "The Battle of Monteith Swamp" Thank you to the Lamar Institute for this very interesting sho...
03/05/2015

VIDEO: Throwback Thursday "The Battle of Monteith Swamp" Thank you to the Lamar Institute for this very interesting short documentary about the Civil War Battle of Monteith which happened here in Port Wentworth off of Hwy 30.

The Battle of Monteith Swamp -a short documentary film by Michael Jordan about the Civil War battle of Monteith Swamp at the Chatham-Effingham County line in...

10/23/2014

Houston before & After

Houston Museum Open House event 2012
09/04/2014

Houston Museum Open House event 2012

09/04/2014

This is a terrific resource to have when researching the history of our area.

We finally have a new microfilm machine to use for research with our 75 rolls of microfilm information. We had to take some from the Memorial Fund to get it but it will be worth it. We have the Springfield Herald and Effingham Herald from 1908 through 2000! So if you missed a copy of a special event…

What a great story!
09/04/2014

What a great story!

Story and Photos by Representative Glenda Simmons-Jenkins       The A. L. Lewis Historical Society has announced that the American Beach Museum will observe its grand opening on Saturday, Sept. 6, ...

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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. Houston is managed by the City of Port Wentworth. INDIVIDUAL TOURS, SCHOOL GROUPS, GROUP TOURS AND PRIVATE EVENT RENTALS AVAILABLE.