Near Greeneville in Greene County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

The Old Brick Church

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 11, 2020

1. The Old Brick Church Marker

Inscription. On August 12, 1797, in Greene County, Tennessee, land for a house of worship was deeded to trustees Seth Babb, John Carter, John Weems, Claudius Bailey, Thomas Babb, William Crumley, Stephen Babb, Thomas Bailey, and Thomas Doan of the Wesley's Chapel Methodist Episcopal Church on the Waters of Lick Creek. The “Old Brick Church” stood on this site until destroyed by fire around 1880.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 1C 74.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical date for this entry is August 12, 1797.

Location. 36° 17.271′ N, 82° 50.691′ W. Marker is near Greeneville, Tennessee, in Greene County. It is on North Wesley Chapel Road 0.1 miles east of Ted Weems Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1500 North Wesley Chapel Road, Greeneville TN 37745, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Tennessee.

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 original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

the State of Franklin,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Baileyton / Oakland Seminary (approx. 3.2 miles away); Historic Roaring Spring (approx. 3.7 miles away); Tennessee Civil War Trails (approx. 4 miles away); Carter's Station

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(approx. 4.9 miles away); The Crocketts' Home / John Crockett: Frontier Doctor (approx. 5.3 miles away); Cabin of Three States (approx. 5.9 miles away); Andrew Johnson National Historic Site (approx. 8.3 miles away); Harmony House (approx. 8.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greeneville.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 11, 2020

2. The Old Brick Church Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 19, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 18, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 900 times since then and 67 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 18, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.