Hattiesburg in Forrest County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Providence Baptist Church

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, June 22, 2021

1. Providence Baptist Church Marker

Inscription. Organized October 3, 1818. First pastor, Norvell Robertson, was a Revolutionary soldier. Eight charter members were of the Granberry, Robertson and Lee families.

Erected 1978 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list.

Location. 31° 25.721′ N, 89° 21.464′ W. Marker is in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, in Forrest County. It is on Eatonville Road half a mile west of J.C.Bryant Road, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1108 Eatonville Road, Hattiesburg MS 39401, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Mississippi’s Pine Belt.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Piney Woods.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

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Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Vernon F. Dahmer, Sr. (approx. 3.1 miles away); Roberts Schoolhouse (approx. 7.1 miles away); A Remarkable Woman and a Legacy Beyond Compare (approx. 7.1 miles away); The Hub Where Buffett Met "Fingers" (approx. 7.1 miles away); Petrified Log State Rock of Mississippi (approx. 7.1 miles away); Clyde Kennard (approx. 7.2 miles away); Demonstration School (approx. 7.2 miles away); Lloyd Green (approx. 7.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hattiesburg.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, June 22, 2021

2. Providence Baptist Church Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 26, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 23, 2021, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 680 times since then and 84 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 23, 2021, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.