Minerva in Mason County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Bracken Baptist Church

Photographed by J. J. Prats, June 13, 2019

1. Bracken Baptist Church Marker, side one

Inscription. Church constituted in 1793 by the Rev. Lewis Craig, leader of the “Traveling Church.” Bracken Baptist Association also formed here in 1799. The congregation divided over slavery in 1805, with each faction having own pastor. Church again split in 1829 during the Campbell movement, which called for Biblical literalism.

The church’s membership began to decline in 1850. The building was last used as a house of worship around 1900. The property was sold to a private citizen in 1930 for $280 and used as a tobacco barn. The property was donated to the Friends of Minerva historical group in 1996. Restoration of the building completed in 2005.

Erected 2006 by Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 2207.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1793.

Location. 38° 42.357′ N, 83° 55.133′ W. Marker is in Minerva, Kentucky, in Mason County. It is on Dover-Minerva Road (Kentucky Route 1235) just north of Minerva Tuckahoe Road ( Route 435). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Minerva KY 41062, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s Outer Bluegrass. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Ohio River Valley.

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

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other

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markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Castro-Metcalfe Duel (approx. 3.6 miles away); Dover Covered Bridge (approx. 3.9 miles away); John Gregg Fee / Arnold Gragston (approx. 4.4 miles away); White Burley Tobacco (approx. 4.7 miles away in Ohio); Witness Tree (approx. 4.8 miles away in Ohio); PFC Thomas G. Defosse (approx. 4.8 miles away in Ohio); Eli Collins House (approx. 4.8 miles away in Ohio); James Poage House (approx. 4.8 miles away in Ohio).

Other markers no longer nearby. Liberty Monument (was approx. 4.7 miles away in Ohio but has been confirmed missing); Ripley and the Ohio River (was approx. 4.8 miles away in Ohio but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . .
1. Wikipedia entry for Travelling Church. “The Travelling Church was a large group of pioneering settlers in the late 1700s that emigrated from Spotsylvania County, Virginia, to the Kentucky District of Virginia. It was the largest group that migrated to the area in a single movement. The group was led by the Reverend Lewis Craig, one of three pastor sons of Toliver Craig Sr., and its core was his Baptist congregation.” (Submitted on July 8, 2019.)

2. Wikipedia entry for Disciples of Christ (Campbell Movement). “The Disciples of Christ (Campbell Movement)

Bracken Baptist Church Marker, side two image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, June 13, 2019

2. Bracken Baptist Church Marker, side two

were a group arising during the Second Great Awakening of the early 19th century. The most prominent leaders were Thomas and Alexander Campbell. The group was committed to restoring primitive Christianity.” (Submitted on July 8, 2019.)

Bracken Baptist Church and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, June 13, 2019

3. Bracken Baptist Church and Marker

St. James Catholic Church is across the road in the distance.

Bracken Baptist Church, Minerva, Ky. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, June 13, 2019

4. Bracken Baptist Church, Minerva, Ky.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 8, 2019. It was originally submitted on July 8, 2019, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 475 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 8, 2019, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.