Near Midway in Barbour County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Spring Hill United Methodist Church
Photographed By James L.Whitman, December 12, 2020
1. Spring Hill United Methodist Church Marker
Inscription.
Spring Hill United Methodist Church. . This Greek Revival church was built in 1841 by John Fletcher Comer with lumber from his mill. The building originally had a slave balcony and exterior stairway which were removed c. 1890. At the same time, the pulpit was moved from between the two entrance doors to the rear of the church. There were 104 members in 1872 that included 32 men and 72 women. In 1899, a deed for twenty acres was issued by the Comer family to Land for a school. The adjacent two-room Sunday School building was erected in 1954. Today the church and cemetery are maintained, in part, with monies from a trust established through Avondale Mills, the Comer family business.
This Greek Revival church was built in 1841 by John Fletcher Comer with lumber from his mill. The building originally had a slave balcony and exterior stairway which were removed c. 1890. At the same time, the pulpit was moved from between the two entrance doors to the rear of the church. There were 104 members in 1872 that included 32 men and 72 women. In 1899, a deed for twenty acres was issued by the Comer family to Land for a school. The adjacent two-room Sunday School building was erected in 1954. Today the church and cemetery are maintained, in part, with monies from a trust established through Avondale Mills, the Comer family business.
Erected 1997 by Historic Chattahoochee Commission & Spring Hill United Methodist Church.
Location. 32° 4.832′ N, 85° 20.343′ W. Marker is near Midway, Alabama, in Barbour County. Marker is on County Road 89 west of County Road 49, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2542 Spring Hill Rd, Midway AL 36053, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Photographed By James L.Whitman, December 27, 2020
2. Spring Hill United Methodist Church
Photographed By James L.Whitman, December 27, 2020
3. Nearby cemetery
Photographed By James L.Whitman, December 27, 2020
4. Comer Mausoleum
Credits. This page was last revised on December 15, 2021. It was originally submitted on December 8, 2020, by James L.Whitman of Eufaula, Alabama. This page has been viewed 501 times since then and 59 times this year. Last updated on December 15, 2021, by James L.Whitman of Eufaula, Alabama. Photos:1. submitted on December 16, 2020, by James L.Whitman of Eufaula, Alabama. 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 1, 2021, by James L.Whitman of Eufaula, Alabama. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.
