The Church Built Around a Rock - Mentone, AL
N 34° 30.328 W 085° 36.928
16S E 627100 N 3819073
This quaint, one-room country chapel is constructed around a granite boulder. Ashes interred inside the boulder are those of Col. Milford Howard, who built the chapel in memory of his wife, Sallie.
Waymark Code: WM43E7
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 07/01/2008
Views: 99
Located in Alabama's DeSoto State Park with the help of the Civilian Conservation Corps, Col. Milford Howard, prominent businessman and leader, built Howard Memorial Chapel in memory of his late, beloved wife.
A line from his wife's last letter was inscribed on the beam above the stone altar: 'God has always been as good to me as I would let him be ." The Chapel was dedicated on June 23, 1937.
During the summer Howard delivered a few sermons at the chapel, all on immortality. That fall the aging , broken man became ill and took a train to California, where he died of pneumonia on December 29, 1937, at the age of 75. His body was cremated and the ashes interred in the boulder inside the church.
The inscription on the colonel's plaque reads: Milford W. Howard , born December 18 , 1867 . Died December 28 , 1937. I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever".
DIRECTIONS: Take Hwy 89/DeSoto Pkwy northeast of Fort Payne until you've driven through DeSoto State Park, then turn right at the foot of the hill. The chapel is no more than 100 ft on the right side of the road.
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