Newville Baptist Church - Newville, AL
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N 31° 25.390 W 085° 20.286
16R E 657960 N 3477695
History of the Newville Baptist Church located at the intersection of West Columbia Road and Railroad Street.
Waymark Code: WMK633
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 02/18/2014
Views: 3
Marker Text:
A small Baptist congregation met under a brush arbor in 1876, near what later became the village of Wells which grew into the town of Newville, Alabama. A log church called Center was erected in 1881; it stood about 500 yards from the present church. Sunday School was organized in 1890. Farmer's Union Grange Hall, a two story building, was later constructed -- Center Church held meetings on the first floor. Center became the Newville Baptist Church in 1911. Grange Hall was torn down and a new frame church was built in 1913. The present brick church was built in 1923. Additions were added in 1951 and 1958.
Marker Name: Newville Baptist Church
Marker Type: Urban
Addtional Information::
Erected by the Historic Chattahoochee Commission, The Henry County Historical Group and Friends of Newville Baptist Church and Cemetery.
Date Dedicated / Placed: 2005
Marker Number: Not Listed
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