Winn in Clarke County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Union Methodist Church

Photographed by Mark Hilton, February 25, 2017

1. Union Methodist Church Marker

Inscription. Established 1858, ¼ mile east of here. Camp meetings were held in summers. Congregation moved to site near Peniel 1894. The "arbor" and church building were left at original site. These buildings convenient for annual encampment of county Confederate veterans. The church moved about 1920 to its present location on U.S. Highway 43. The original buildings were sold in the early twenties and proceeds used for new fence around cemetery.

Erected 1980 by Clarke County Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1858.

Location. 31° 37.945′ N, 87° 53.454′ W. Marker is in Winn, Alabama, in Clarke County. It is on Winn Road (County Road 3) 0.7 miles north of Zimco Road (Route 23), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Winn Road, Jackson AL 36545, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in North

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America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Fort Landrum Site (approx. 2.7 miles away); Upper Salt Works (approx. 5.3 miles away); Elijah & Isaac Pugh (approx. 5.8 miles away); Clarke County Courthouse Site (approx. 6.7 miles away); King Institute (approx. 6.7 miles away); Jackson Prisoner of War Camp (approx. 7 miles away); Kimbell House (approx. 7.1 miles away); First District Agricultural College and Experiment Station (approx. 8.2 miles away).

Union Methodist Church Marker looking east towards former location. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, February 25, 2017

2. Union Methodist Church Marker looking east towards former location.

View of marker looking south on Winn Road. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, February 25, 2017

3. View of marker looking south on Winn Road.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 26, 2017. It was originally submitted on February 26, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 721 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 26, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.