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

Whistler Methodist Church

Organized 1857

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 2, 2020

1. Whistler Methodist Church Marker

Inscription. Property deeded by Bowen Masonic Lodge No. 240 on June 17, 1885 to the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. Church erected in 1885. Dedicated in 1886.

Erected 1974 by Historic Prichard Development Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is June 17, 1885.

Location. 30° 45.401′ N, 88° 6.19′ W. Marker is in Whistler, Alabama, in Mobile County. It is at the intersection of Whistler Street and North Wasson Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Whistler Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3102 Whistler St, Mobile AL 36612, 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Old Whistler Railroad Depot (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lynching in America / The Lynching of Zacharia Graham (approx. ¼ mile away); St. Bridget's Catholic Church (approx. 0.6 miles away); Lynching in America / The Lynching of James Lewis (approx. 0.7 miles away); "Little Church in the Pines" (approx. 1.6 miles away); City of Chickasaw (approx. 1.8 miles away); Lewis Quarters (approx. 3 miles away); Cudjoe “Kazoola” Lewis (approx. 3.1 miles away).

Also see . . . Church history from the church's website.

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Whistler United Methodist Church and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 2, 2020

2. Whistler United Methodist Church and Marker

Church services originally held in this lodge next door. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 2, 2020

3. Church services originally held in this lodge next door.

Whistler Lodge #145.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 3, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 3, 2020, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 777 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 3, 2020, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.