Shiloh Baptist Church - Opelika, AL
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N 32° 26.495 W 085° 17.538
16S E 660533 N 3590667
Marker at the Shiloh Baptist Church on the outskirts of Opelika, AL on US Highway 80.
Waymark Code: WMJ7AM
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 10/05/2013
Views: 4
Inscription:
The Shiloh Baptist Church was constituted on March 27, 1852. Shortly thereafter, a house of worship was erected on what is now the present church site. The earliest marked grave in the church cemetery bears the date of 1854. A new building was constructed in 1876 and is currently being used for Sunday school rooms and a fellowship hall. At that time, the church was situated on the east side of the road. In 1947 the building was renovated and the entry was changed to face the west side of Russell County 21, which had been re-routed. Classrooms were added in 1947 and the brick sanctuary was completed and dedicated on March 22, 1970.
Marker Name: Shiloh Baptist Church
Marker Type: Rural Roadside
Addtional Information::
Erected The Historic Chattahoochee Commission and the Shiloh Baptist Church.
Date Dedicated / Placed: 1990
Marker Number: Not Listed
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