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 Philadelphia Presbyterian Church - Brundidge, AL
N 31° 44.228 W 085° 49.145
16R E 611864 N 3511905
Philadelphia Presbyterian Church was officially established as a church April 3, 1840.
Waymark Code: WMH4KC
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 05/21/2013
Views: 10
The Philadelphia Presbyterian Church historical marker is an old style Alabama Historical Association metal marker with the Alabama flag at the top. It is located on AL Hwy 93 north of Brundidge at Lakeview Cemetery. The marker was placed by the Alabama Historical Association.
Marker Name: Philadelphia Presbyterian Church
Marker Type: Rural Roadside
Addtional Information::
Marker Text:
First Presbyterian Church in Pike County
Organized largely by members of Beaver Creek Presbyterian Church near Camden, South Carolina. They petitioned Presbytery of South Carolina Oct. 18, 1839 and were officially established as a church April 3, 1840. Church dissolved in April 1917.
Officers during life of the church: 180-1917
Elders – R. R., S. R., J. W., J. A. McLure; J. M. Thompson; E. Ruffin; S. Smyth; B. H. Boyd; J. A. Ramsay; G. C. Barnette; J. D. and Dr. J. A. McEachern.
Deacons – John and Dr. J. A. McEachern, John W., Thomas C., Henry M., Richard U. McLure; W. F. Ferrell; W. A. E. Helms.
Ministers – D. S. McCormick; A. M. Mooney; M.A. Patterson; A. McMillan; J. McKee; R. H. Hall; G. R. Foster; R. Kirkpatrick; W. H. White and J. C. Sturgeon.
Date Dedicated / Placed: 1963
Marker Number: None
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