Near Bowling Green in Warren County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Old Union Church

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 1, 2020

1. Old Union Church Marker

Inscription. Legislative Act of 1795 gave right to 200 acres for each settler in Green River country. This brought many from Carolinas. Among them were Baptists, two preachers, who constituted Union Church in 1795. John Hightower first pastor served until 1813. Meeting house shared with other denominations. Services thru Civil War while most did not. Present building erected in 1866.

Erected 1967 by Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 1063.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1795.

Location. 36° 50.782′ N, 86° 26.237′ W. Marker is near Bowling Green, Kentucky, in Warren County. It is on Old Union Church Road 0.1 miles west of Matlock Old Union Road, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 714 Old Union Church Road, Bowling Green KY 42104, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this marker is in Kentucky’s Pennyroyal Region.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the South,

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Jacob Skiles and Three Springs (approx. 4.8 miles away); Col. Terrence ("Terry") W. Wilcutt, USMC (approx. 5 miles away); Lockheed T-33A-5 Shooting Star (approx. 5 miles away); Brigadier General Edward Cherry, USAF (approx. 5.1 miles away); Grumman F9F-5 Panther (approx. 5.1 miles away); Colonel Arnie Franklin USAF (approx. 5.1 miles away); Preparing for Morgan's Cavalry (approx. 6.6 miles away); McFadin's Station / Cumberland Trace (approx. 6.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bowling Green.

Also see . . . Old Union Missionary Baptist Church. From Explore Kentucky History. (Submitted on November 2, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 1, 2020

2. Old Union Church Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 3, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 2, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 579 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 2, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.