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A beautiful reproduction of the Greek Temple Athene, erected in 1855-56 for the Masons, stood on this corner. Built of brick hand-made by slaves, it was saved from destruction by Sherman’s Army in 1864 through an appeal by Mr. James D. Anthony and Dr. James R. Smith, Methodist ministers, and Mr. Pincus Happ, members of Haynes Chapter of Royal Arch Masons, when all other public buildings in town were burned. It was one of several Masonic Temples in Georgia spared by Union officers who were Masons. This historic building was destroyed by fire in 1921.
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Sandersville, Georgia · United States
