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

Presbyterian Church

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 1, 2020

1. Presbyterian Church Marker

Inscription. Pioneer Cemetery, the earliest public burying ground in Bowling Green, was established in 1811. The Presbyterian Church was later constituted on these grounds on April 9, 1819 by Rev. Joseph B. Lapsley (1779-1823). His remains are interred here at the site of the original pulpit. Worship moved to a new edifice, designed by architect Hugh Roland, in 1837.

Erected 2019 by Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 2598.)

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 Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1811.

Location. 36° 59.804′ N, 86° 26.245′ W. Marker is in Bowling Green, Kentucky, in Warren County. It is on College Street south of East 5th Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 501 College Street, Bowling Green KY 42101, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, 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 walking distance of this marker: College Street Commercial Development (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Residential Architecture (about 300 feet away); An African American Neighborhood (about 300 feet

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away); Standard Filling Station No. 1 (about 600 feet away); Modern Automotive District (about 700 feet away); Cecelia Memorial Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); A Civil War Defense Line (approx. 0.2 miles away); Civil War Rifle Trench (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bowling Green.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 1, 2020

2. Presbyterian 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 277 times since then and 8 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.