Marker - Mullins United Methodist Church
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cgeek
N 35° 07.851 W 089° 53.881
16S E 235934 N 3891398
Historical marker
Waymark Code: WM3K4M
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 04/14/2008
Views: 19
Mullins United Methodist Church
Mullins United Methodist Church, named for its first minister, the Reverend Lorenzo Dow Mullins, was established July 15, 1845, in a one-room log structure on this site. Federal troops dismantled that building in 1864 and used its timbers to construct Fort Hurst, located northwest of the present-day intersection of Poplar Avenue and Erin Drive. In 1876, with logs reclaimed from the fort, the church was rebuilt as a one-room frame house. In 1897, a third church was built to replicate the deteriorating frame and log structure. That building was replaced in 1947 by another copy of the 1876 edifice, and it continues to serve as the Mullins Chapel. Adjacent to the chapel is the fifth sanctuary, which was dedicated April 14, 1957.
Marker Name: Mullins United Methodist Church
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Building
Marker Number: None
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Shelby County Historical Commission and Mullins United Methodist Church
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