Mint Hill in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Philadelphia Presbyterian Church

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel

1. Philadelphia Presbyterian Church Marker

Inscription. Congregation organized, 1770. David Barr, first pastor. Building, completed 1826, is ¼ mi. E.

Erected 1929 by Division of Archives and History. (Marker Number L-92.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1770.

Location. 35° 10.62′ N, 80° 39.097′ W. Marker is in Mint Hill, North Carolina, in Mecklenburg County. It is at the intersection of State Highway 51 and Bain School Road, on the right when traveling north on State Highway 51. Marker is 1/4 mile NW of church. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Charlotte NC 28227, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Piedmont

and in Greater Charlotte.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory

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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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Historic Bain Academy (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Philadelphia Presbyterian Church (approx. ¼ mile away); Rocky Spring Burial Ground (approx. 2.1 miles away); Adam Alexander (approx. 2.1 miles away); Blair Mill & Stevens Mill (approx. 3½ miles away); Matthews Depot (approx. 5.7 miles away); Heath and Reid General Store (approx. 5.7 miles away); Former U.S. Post Office (approx. 5.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mint Hill.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel

2. Philadelphia Presbyterian Church Marker

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Photographed by Mike Wintermantel

3. Philadelphia Presbyterian Church

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel

4. Philadelphia Presbyterian Church

Credits. This page was last revised on May 25, 2021. It was originally submitted on December 1, 2019. This page has been viewed 551 times since then and 28 times this year. Last updated on August 14, 2020, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 1, 2019, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.