McConnico Meeting House-3D 40-Franklin
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N 35° 54.632 W 086° 49.012
16S E 516523 N 3974040
Historical marker near an old cemetery providing the history of the church which once stood nearby.
Waymark Code: WMDZ8F
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 03/12/2012
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Marker text:
About 100 yards SW stood the church where Garner McConnico, a pioneer from Lunenburg Co., Va., organized a Primitive Baptist congregation about 1799. Destroyed by storm in 1909, the church was rebuilt at its present location on the Liberty Pike, about 3 miles NW. The old cemetery remains.
Marker Name: 3D 40 McConnico Meeting House
Marker Location: City
Type of Marker: Building
Marker Number: 3D 40
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Tennessee Historical Commission
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