Countyline Missionary Baptist Church ~ Slocomb, Alabama
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Markerman62
N 31° 06.060 W 085° 35.085
16R E 634972 N 3441656
Located at 598 County Line Dr, Slocomb
Waymark Code: WM16HBZ
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 08/03/2022
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The Countyline Missionary Baptist Church and adjoining cemetery were established in November 1882, on land donated by Shade Adams. Originally donated by way of a gentleman's agreement with the founding members, the land was deeded to the 'Countyline Baptist Church of Colored People' in 1892. the first parishioners, including Adline Adams (wife of Shade), Jane and Alexander Johnson, and Robert and Harriett Wadsworth, had moved to the area from Brundidge, naming their new church after the mother church they left behind.
In the cemetery are the graves of the donor and the founding members, as well as those of scores of community members, The earliest marked grave, that of Novie Miller Copeland, is dated November 13, 1893.
Marker Name: Countyline Missionary Baptist Church ~ Slocomb, Alabama
Marker Type: Rural Roadside
Addtional Information::
Erected by Alabama Historical Association
Date Dedicated / Placed: 2014
Marker Number: Not listed
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