Salem Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church - 4 E 80
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N 35° 26.156 W 089° 44.091
16S E 251740 N 3924824
Tennessee Historical Commission marker 4 E 80 - Salem Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church. Located along Atoka Idaville Rd in Salem, TN.
Waymark Code: WM1B31
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 03/21/2007
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4 E 80
Salem Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church
Organized June 19, 1836 by Rev. Henry Bryson, D.D., with 53 members. First house of worship was a log house built on 4 acres donated by Abner Matthews. First pastor, Rev. John Wilson, served from 1834 - 1865. Having fostered at least five other churches, Salem has been called a "mother of churches." Present sanctuary, erected in 1940, is the fourth building on this site. Adjoining cemetery predates the church and contains graves of Indians and slaves.
Tennessee Historical Commission
Marker reads the same on both sides.