Brewton in Escambia County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Pilgrims' Rest Cemetery

Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 5, 2019

1. Pilgrims' Rest Cemetery Marker

Inscription. This cemetery was established in 1854 when Pilgrims' Rest Baptist Church was founded across the road on September 17 in that same year. The cemetery remained prominent in Alco even though the original congregation moved and Alco Methodist Church took possession of the property in 1889. Thirteen victims of an 1883 yellow fever epidemic are buried here. Also buried here is Edmund Troupe Brewton who came to this area in 1861 as a railroad agent and is believed to be the namesake for the City of Brewton.
Listed in the Alabama Historic Cemetery Register

Erected 2009 by the City of Brewton.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures • Science & Medicine. A significant historical date for this entry is September 17, 1854.

Location. 31° 5.861′ N, 87° 5.149′ W. Marker is in Brewton, Alabama, in Escambia County. It is on Alco Drive 0.2 miles south of Blacksher Lane, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Alco Drive, Brewton AL 36426, 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 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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Franklin Cemetery (approx. half a mile away); Union Cemetery (approx. 0.6 miles away); Burnt Corn Park Cistern

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(approx. 0.8 miles away); Ritz Theatre (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Robbins & McGowin Building (approx. 0.9 miles away); Bank of Brewton (approx. one mile away); Hart Station (approx. one mile away); Escambia County Veterans Memorial (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brewton.

Pilgrims' Rest Cemetery and marker. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 5, 2019

2. Pilgrims' Rest Cemetery and marker.

Nearby plaque about Reverend who ministered to yellow fever victims. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 5, 2019

3. Nearby plaque about Reverend who ministered to yellow fever victims.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 7, 2019. It was originally submitted on March 7, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,074 times since then and 82 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 7, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.

Editor’s want-list for this marker. Photo of the former Pilgrims' Rest Baptist Church across street and grave marker of Edmund Troupe Brewton in this cemetery. • Can you help?