FIRST -- Arkansas Conference of the Methodist Church - Batesville, Ar.
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N 35° 46.241 W 091° 39.199
15S E 621727 N 3959350
This Batesville Marble marker is located in the northeasten wall of 187 E Main in Batesville, Ar.
Waymark Code: WMNX3K
Location: Arkansas, United States
Date Posted: 05/16/2015
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This marker is facing Second Avenue and has been set into the northeast wall of 187 E Main Street in downtown Batesville, Ar. It appears to be made of Batesville "marble" a very fine quality limestone found in the area and used on many of the local buildings - including the Courthouse nearby. The text of the marker reads:
1836 1936
The first Arkansas Conference of
the Methodist Church met on
November 2, 1836
in a lodge hall on the upper floor
of the building that stood on this
corner at that time.
Thomas A Morris, Bishop
Wm P. Ratcliffe, Secretary
Burwell Lee, Presiding Elder
Andrew Hunter joined the conference.
FIRST - Classification Variable: Item or Event
Date of FIRST: 11/02/1836
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