Near Ford City in Colbert County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

The Old Brick Presbyterian Church

1820

Photographed by Lugnuts, March 1, 2020

1. The Old Brick Presbyterian Church Marker

Inscription. Old Brick Church began in 1820 as the Mt. Pleasant Cumberland Presbyterian Church and met in a frame building which burned in 1824. The present building has undergone few changes since its construction in 1828 when the congregation was officially chartered. In 1906 the congregation joined with what became the United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. It officially took its present name in 1961. In 1983 Old Brick became a part of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Sunday services have been conducted regularly since 1820, except during the Civil War.

Erected 1995 by Alabama Historical Association.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Alabama Historical Association series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1820.

Location. 34° 46.246′ N, 87° 31.461′ W. Marker is near Ford City, Alabama, in Colbert County. It is on Mt. Pleasant Road (County Road 66) 0.3 miles east of County Line Road (County Road 48), on the right when traveling east. Located on the grounds of the Old Brick

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Church. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 260 Mt Pleasant Road, Muscle Shoals AL 35661, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Alabama

and in the Shoals.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. 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 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: Clyde Carter House (approx. 1.4 miles away); Confederate Retreat at the Tennessee River (approx. 2.6 miles away); Bainbridge (approx. 3.4 miles away); The Shaw Home (approx. 4.3 miles away); Alabama's Historic Byler Road (approx. 4.7 miles away); History of Leighton (approx. 4.7 miles away); Frank R. King (1859-1939) (approx. 4.9 miles away); History of Leighton United Methodist Church (approx. 4.9

Old Brick Presbyterian Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Lugnuts, March 1, 2020

2. Old Brick Presbyterian Church

The marker can be seen near the church

miles away).

Also see . . . History from the church website. (Submitted on March 30, 2020.)

Old Brick Presbyterian Church Cemetery and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Lugnuts, March 1, 2020

3. Old Brick Presbyterian Church Cemetery and Marker

The marker is located between the church and its cemetery.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 22, 2020. It was originally submitted on March 30, 2020, by Lugnuts of Germantown, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 762 times since then and 53 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 30, 2020, by Lugnuts of Germantown, Wisconsin. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.