First Presbyterian Church of Camden, AL
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N 31° 59.643 W 087° 17.542
16R E 472382 N 3539813
Beginnings and history of the First Presbyterian Church of Camden, AL.
Waymark Code: WMHYQ1
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 08/28/2013
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Inscription:
Organized April 3, 1845 by a Commission of Southern Alabama Presbytery to serve the community of Camden in Wilcox County. Originally known as the Old School Presbyterian Church, its first congregation numbered twenty-three. First Ruling Elders were Alexander McLeod and W. B. Patton. Original church building, erected in 1856, burned on September 17, 1869. Present building constructed in the mid-1880s.
Marker Name: First Presbyterian Church of Camden
Marker Type: Urban
Addtional Information::
Erected by the Alabama Historical Association.
Date Dedicated / Placed: 1995
Marker Number: Not Listed
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