Near Bruinsburg in Claiborne County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Bethel Church

c. 1845. Greek Revival.

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Bethel Church Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 2, 2017

1. Bethel Church Marker

Inscription. The original congregation of the Bethel Presbyterian Church organized in 1826 under the direction of Dr. Jeremiah Chamberlain, constructed this building in the mid 1840s. On the interior, ornamentation is completely lacking. The use of pilasters on the exterior is an interesting feature as are the simplified hood moulds, normally found only on Gothic Revival buildings. Renovations have occurred over the years and the original slave gallery has been removed. A tornado destroyed the sharply pointed steeple.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1826.

Location. 31° 54.352′ N, 91° 7.768′ W. Marker is near Bruinsburg, Mississippi, in Claiborne County. It is at the intersection of State Highway 552 and Russum Westside Road, on the left when traveling south on State Highway 552. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Port Gibson MS 39150, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Mississippi, in Natchez Trace Corridor,

and in Greater Jackson.

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is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Battle of Port Gibson – The Battle (within shouting distance of this marker); Battle of Port Gibson – Grant’s March (within shouting distance of this marker); Canemount Plantation (approx. 0.8 miles away); Alcorn Agricultural And Mechanical College (approx. 2.1 miles away); Oakland College (approx. 2.1 miles away); The Chapel (approx. 2.1 miles away); Oakland Memorial Chapel (approx. 2.2 miles away); Alcorn State University (1871) (approx. 2.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bruinsburg.

Also see . . . Jeremiah Chamberlain. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on March 14, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 2, 2017

2. Bethel Church Marker

Bethel Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 2, 2017

3. Bethel Church

Dr. Jeremiah Chamberlain image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse

4. Dr. Jeremiah Chamberlain

Credits. This page was last revised on March 14, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 18, 2017, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 960 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 18, 2017, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.