Columbia in Caldwell Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
First United Methodist Church
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, July 14, 2018
1. First United Methodist Church Marker
Methodists have worshipped in a building on this site since before 1840. Circuit riders served congregation until 1847, when first pastor appointed. Present building completed in 1911 from plans brought from Europe by a church member.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures.
Location. 32° 6.294′ N, 92° 4.63′ W. Marker is in Columbia, Louisiana, in Caldwell Parish. It is at the intersection of Church Street and Riser Street, on the right when traveling east on Church Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 501 Church Street, Columbia LA 71418, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Louisiana. It is also 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, the Louisiana Purchase, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 7 other markers are within 17 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Caldwell Parish Veterans Memorial (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Columbia (about 800 feet away); Ouachita River Steamboat Era (approx. Ό mile away); Bobby Bridger (approx. Ό mile away); Wade Landing Mound (approx. 3.9 miles away); Landerneau Mounds (approx. 12.6 miles away); Town of Olla (approx. 17 miles away).
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Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, July 14, 2018
2. First United Methodist Church Marker
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, July 14, 2018
3. First United Methodist Church Marker
Secondary PlaquesThis Property
COLUMBIA
METHODIST CHURCH
Has been placed on the
NATIONAL REGISTER
OF HISTORIC PLACES
By the United States
Department of the Interior
COLUMBIA
METHODIST CHURCH
Has been placed on the
NATIONAL REGISTER
OF HISTORIC PLACES
By the United States
Department of the Interior
Methodist Historic Site
Credits. This page was last revised on March 18, 2022. It was originally submitted on July 17, 2018, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 496 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 17, 2018, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.
