St Michael's Mission - 3 C 42
Posted by: LSUMonica
N 36° 27.571 W 086° 57.189
16S E 504197 N 4034918
Tennessee Historical Commission marker 3 C 42 - Saint Michael's Mission. Located at the intersection of Hwys 49 and 257 near Flewellyn, TN.
Waymark Code: WM19GB
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 03/05/2007
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3 C 42
Saint Michael's Mission
About 3 1/2 mi. N.W. stands the oldest active Catholic Church in Tennesee, on land from the "Wessyngton" estate, dedicated May 8, 1842. Lumber for the rear addition, built 1934, came from the "Glenraven" estate. The tower was added in 1942, the centennial year. During 1864-65, the missioner was the famous Father Abram Ryan, "poet-priest of the Confederacy."
Tennessee Historical Commission
Marker reads the same on both sides.
Other Information:
Middle Tennessee Tourism
Father Ryan