Trinity Episcopal Church - Demopolis, Alabama
Posted by: BruceS
N 32° 31.178 W 087° 50.330
16S E 421216 N 3598345
Historical marker for Episcopal church in Demopolis, Alabama.
Waymark Code: WM7PTP
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 11/19/2009
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Text of marker:
Trinity Episcopal Church
Established by Rev. Caleb S. Ives January 31, 1834. The first church building, a fram structure built in 1857, was burned by Federal troops duirng their occupation of Demopolis. The present church building was erected in 1870 and forms the nave. The transepts were added in 1896 and the bell tower in 1910. While camped in Demopolis, the Rt. Reverend Leonidas Polk, Bishop of Louisiana and Lieut. General of the Confederate Army, often worshipped at Trinity.