Union City in Obion County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

The Chapel

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, July 18, 2017

1. The Chapel Marker

Inscription. The Chapel was donated to the Discovery Park of America by the Eldridge Cemetery Association. Built in 1896 as the New Chapel United Methodist Church. The Chapel was moved here in the summer of 2012 and restored to appear as it did during the first half of the 20th century.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1896.

Location. 36° 26.25′ N, 89° 4.204′ W. Marker is in Union City, Tennessee, in Obion County. It is on Welcome Circle. Marker is in the train area at Discovery Park America. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Welcome Cir, Union City TN 38261, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in West Tennessee.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in the Upper South,

and in the Mississippi Delta.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

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and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Union City Junction (within shouting distance of this marker); Engineering the Dome (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Geodesic Dome (about 300 feet away); Titan 1 Launch Complex (about 300 feet away); Thomas Jefferson (about 300 feet away); Abraham Lincoln (about 300 feet away); The United States of America (about 300 feet away); The Firehouse (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Union City.

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, July 18, 2017

2. The Chapel Marker

Inside The Chapel image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, July 18, 2017

3. Inside The Chapel

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, July 18, 2017

4. Inside The Chapel

Credits. This page was last revised on July 26, 2017. It was originally submitted on July 24, 2017, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 353 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 24, 2017, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.