Site of Salem Baptist Church
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N 35° 19.039 W 085° 01.466
16S E 679586 N 3910023
Roadside park with history.
Waymark Code: WM3BTM
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 03/10/2008
Views: 22
Site of
Salem Baptist Church
1835-1942
Joseph roark gave this site in Wilderness Indian Territory for this Church where many worshiped God. Used as a hospital during Civil War, it was also the center of Salem Academy.
A monument to Thos. palmaer and Wm. Moore, sodiers of the Revolution, is one mile N. in Conner Cemeter.
Bose Shropshire's family placed this marker in 1976 to honor their ancestors.
Marker Name: Site of Salem Baptist Church
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Building
Marker Number: n/a
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Bose Shropshire's family placed this marker in 1976 to honor their ancestors.
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