Near Tuscaloosa in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Old Center Church

Photographed by Tom Bosse, October 22, 2017

1. Old Center Church Marker

Inscription. Built of massive pine logs in 1875, this church has been an active house of worship, and center of community, civic activities and education for more than a century. Restored on the original site in 1971.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1875.

Location. 33° 17.041′ N, 87° 29.406′ W. Marker is near Tuscaloosa, Alabama, in Tuscaloosa County. It is on New Watermelon Road south of Harbour Ridge Way, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Tuscaloosa AL 35406, 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 America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

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,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the

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crow flies: Bethel Presbyterian Church (approx. 2.1 miles away); First Papermaking In Alabama (approx. 4.6 miles away); Bryce Hospital Cemetery #2 (approx. 4.9 miles away); Bryce Hospital Cemetery No.3 (approx. 5 miles away); Old Bryce Cemetery (approx. 5 miles away); Bryce Hospital Cemetery #1A (approx. 5.1 miles away); The Warrior-Tombigbee Waterway (approx. 5.4 miles away); Hopewell Baptist Church (approx. 5.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tuscaloosa.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, October 22, 2017

2. Old Center Church Marker

Photographed by Tom Bosse, October 22, 2017

3. Old Center Church Marker

Old Center Church and Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, October 22, 2017

4. Old Center Church and Cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on October 25, 2017. It was originally submitted on October 24, 2017, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 695 times since then and 50 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 24, 2017, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.