Forest City in Rutherford County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

First Baptist Church

Photographed by Michael Sean Nix, December 21, 2008

1. First Baptist Church Marker

Inscription. Organized as Cool Springs Baptist Church in John Bostick home in 1848-met there until 1855, about 500 feet west. First log Meeting House and Cemetery on Vance Street, 1855-1867. Second church house located in present Cool Springs Cemetery, 1867-1889. Church deeded cemetery to town of Forest City in 1938. Third church house (Forest City Baptist) was located on this site and was first brick building in Forest City, 1889-1915. Served as public school 1915-1922. Site of parsonage 1923-1985. Fourth and present church erected in 1915. Alexander Memorial Educational Building, 1927. Listed in National Register of Historic Places 1989.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1855.

Location. 35° 20.07′ N, 81° 52.104′ W. Marker is in Forest City, North Carolina, in Rutherford County. It is at the intersection of W. Main Street and S. Church Street, on the left when traveling west on W. Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Forest City NC 28043, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this

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marker is in North Carolina’s Mountains. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. 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,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Forest City (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Town of Burnt Chimney (about 800 feet away); Forest City Confederate Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Police Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Building the Community Connector (approx. ¼ mile away); Rutherford County Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Cool Springs High School (approx. 0.4 miles away); Elisha Baxter (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Forest City.

First Baptist Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Michael Sean Nix, December 21, 2008

2. First Baptist Church

Photographed by Michael Sean Nix, December 21, 2008

3. First Baptist Church

Alexander Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Michael Sean Nix, December 21, 2008

4. Alexander Memorial

Photographed by Michael Sean Nix, December 21, 2008

5. First Baptist Church

Side view

Photographed by Michael Sean Nix, December 21, 2008

6. First Baptist Church Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 21, 2008, by Michael Sean Nix of Spartanburg, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,339 times since then and 51 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on December 21, 2008, by Michael Sean Nix of Spartanburg, South Carolina. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.