Midway in Woodford County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

St. Matthew A.M.E. Church

Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 14, 2019

1. St. Matthew A.M.E. Church Marker

Inscription. St. Matthew African Methodist Episcopal Church. Est. in 1860. Served as a recruitment office during Civil War. Lot was purchased May 9, 1854, for location of first church building. Rev. Moses Burks was 1st minister of the old frame church. In 1886, Rev. J. Frazier & members erected brick church that later burned with old frame church. Present church was built in 1892.

Erected 2008 by Kentucky Historical Society, Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 2263.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Religion & Religious Structures • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, and the Kentucky Historical Society series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is May 9, 1854.

Location. 38° 8.957′ N, 84° 41.092′ W. Marker is in Midway, Kentucky, in Woodford County. It is on South Winter Street north of East Cross Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 112 South Winter Street, Midway KY 40347, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Bluegrass Region

and in Greater Lexington Area.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

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 markers are within walking distance of this marker: Midway Christian Church (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Midway Presbyterian Church (about 600 feet

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away); Midway (about 600 feet away); Edward Dudley Brown / Noted Horseman (about 600 feet away); Morgan at Midway (about 700 feet away); "Sue Mundy" Here (about 700 feet away); Pilgrim Baptist Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Sons & Daughters of Relief Cemetery (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Midway.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 14, 2019

2. St. Matthew A.M.E. Church & Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 19, 2019. It was originally submitted on July 19, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 938 times since then and 48 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 19, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.