Utica in Daviess County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
Pleasant Point Missionary Baptist Church
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Pleasant Point Missionary Baptist Cemetery
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 1, 2020
1. Pleasant Point Missionary Baptist Church Marker
Pleasant Point Missionary Baptist Church. Six emancipated slaves formed this congregation in 1871. Three years later it was fully organized: the church erected in 1878. Membership grew as African Americans searched for religious & cultural experiences. Tradition holds that Dr. George Washington Carver spoke to local farmers here in 1909. First site of the area's Rosenwald School.
Pleasant Point Missionary Baptist Cemetery. Oldest marked grave is from 1873, although there may be earlier unmarked graves in the cemetery. Among those buried here are veterans who served from the Civil War through Desert Storm. The church has played a vital role in shaping the community of Pleasant Ridge & the lives of its citizens.
Erected 2013 by Kentucky Historical Society andKentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 2403.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Education • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1871.
Location. 37° 36.586′ N,
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Regionally, this marker is in the Tri-State Region and in the Western Coal Field. It is also in the American Midwest, in the South, in the Upper South, and in the Ohio River Valley. 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 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Bethabara Baptist Church (approx. 6.1 miles away); Panther Creek Battle (approx. 8½ miles away); This Marks the Spot Where (approx. 8½ miles away); Union Camp Site / McLean County Recruits, Co. D 35 Regt. KY. Vol. Mounted Inf. (approx. 9.7 miles away); Daviess County (approx. 9.7 miles away); First Bridge
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 1, 2020
2. Pleasant Point Missionary Baptist Cemetery Marker
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 1, 2020
3. Pleasant Point Missionary Baptist Church / Pleasant Point Missionary Baptist Cemetery Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on March 28, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 4, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 601 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 4, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
