Eight Mile in Mobile County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

"Little Church in the Pines"

Musuem at Chickasabogue Park

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 8, 2016

1. "Little Church in the Pines" Marker

Inscription. The building on this site has been called many names and served many functions in its long life. Originally known as the "Methodist-Episcopalian Church" and later as the "Little Church in the Pines," the structure was located a few miles from here on land donated by the Myers Family for the construction of a place of worship. The church later became Eight Mile's first school house before it was moved to its present location in the 1980s so that residents could develop a local history museum.
Admission is Free.
Please ask a Park Ranger for assistance in entering.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Religion & Religious Structures.

Location. 30° 46.737′ N, 88° 6.423′ W. Marker is in Eight Mile, Alabama, in Mobile County. It can be reached from Aldock Road one mile north of Whistler Road, on the right when traveling north. Marker and church are located on the north side of the Chickasabogue Park parking lot. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 760 Aldock Road, Eight Mile AL 36613, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Alabama’s Gulf Coast,

in Mobile Bay,

and in the Mobile Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and on the Gulf Coast.

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 Viceroyalty of New France,

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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: St. Bridget's Catholic Church (approx. 1½ miles away); Whistler Methodist Church

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(approx. 1.6 miles away); Old Whistler Railroad Depot (approx. 1.6 miles away); Lynching in America / The Lynching of Zacharia Graham (approx. 1.6 miles away); City of Chickasaw (approx. 2.2 miles away); Lynching in America / The Lynching of James Lewis (approx. 2.2 miles away); Cudjoe “Kazoola” Lewis (approx. 4.3 miles away); Union Baptist Church / Founders of Union Baptist Church (approx. 4.3 miles away).

Also see . . . Chickasabogue Park Museum. Located near the park office is the oldest Methodist /Episcopal church in Alabama. It is now a museum with exhibits and artifacts from various periods of foreign, Indian, and local occupation. French, Spanish, and English colonial artifacts and maps are found here, as well as prehistoric Indian, African slave, and plantation-era memorabilia. Many photographs of old Mobile scenes hang on the walls. (Submitted on March 20, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

"Little Church in the Pines" image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 8, 2016

2. "Little Church in the Pines"

(marker on right)

Credits. This page was last revised on March 20, 2020. It was originally submitted on March 19, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 522 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 20, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.