Old Providence Church - Winchester, KY
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Don.Morfe
N 37° 56.135 W 084° 14.076
16S E 743030 N 4202275
Daniel Boone attended, Squire, Jr., Samuel, and Mary Boone baptized here. Church name changed, 1790, from Howard's Creek to Providence.
Waymark Code: WM128V9
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 03/31/2020
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Titansfan
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Old Providence Church-Daniel Boone attended, Squire, Jr., Samuel, and Mary Boone baptized here. Church name changed, 1790, from Howard's Creek to Providence. William Bush, a member of Boone's second Ky. expedition, built the present stone structure of native limestone. United Baptists formed here, 1801. Building was passed to Negro Baptists, 1870. Restored after slight fire damage, 1949.

Location: Marker is at the intersection of Boonesboro Road (Kentucky Route 627) and Old Stone Church Road, Winchester KY 40391.
Marker Name: Old Providence Church

Marker Location: Roadside

Type of Marker: Building

Marker Number (for official markers): 1068

Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
1967 by Kentucky Historical Society, Kentucky Department of Highways.


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