Church of the Seven Sisters (1858) - Fitzpatrick, AL
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N 32° 13.074 W 085° 53.320
16S E 604724 N 3565130
This marker is located in front of the Fitzpatrick United Methodist Church (UMC), also known as the Church of the Seven Sisters, established in 1858. It is located on Fitzpatrick Rd.
Waymark Code: WMHP39
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 07/29/2013
Views: 5
Text on the marker: (Same on other side)
Lacking an established church nearby, pioneer families of the Fitzpatrick community into the mid-19th century took turns hosting worship services in their homes on Sunday mornings. "The Church of the Seven Sisters" was established in 1858 by seven women of the community - Mrs. Phillips Bernard Baldwin (Martha Ann Thompson), Mrs. David Graves Fitzpatrick (Sara Ann Hooks), Mrs. John Campbell (Catherine Celia Hooks) Mrs. William Cicero Hufham (Nancy Henry Gholston), Mrs. Gordon Sanford Bunkley (Lucinda Morris Keene), Mrs. John William Templeton Reid (Celia Julia Fitzpatrick) and Mrs. Robert F. Ligon. Three of the "sisters" were Methodist, two were Baptist, one was Presbyterian, and one an Episcopalian, so it was founded as a Methodist Church. Albert G. Wray deeded one-and-one-half acres for the original building for one dollar. After the Montgomery and Eufaula railroad was built through Fitzpatrick in the 1870s, the church building was moved here from its nearby site.
Placed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage, 1978.
Marker Name: Church of the Seven Sisters
Marker Type: Rural Roadside
Addtional Information::
This is an active church.
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/fitzpatrickumc
Date Dedicated / Placed: 1978
Marker Number: Not listed
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