Liberty Church
Originally built on this site in 1835 reconstructed in 1936 by local families as a memorial to their ancestors buried here.
Ted O. Wells, stone mason and architect
Erected 2006 by McNairy County Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1835.
Location. 35° 16.666′ N, 88° 34.822′ W. Marker is in Bethel Springs, Tennessee, in McNairy County. It can be reached from the intersection of Forty Forks Road and Otis Plunk Road, on the right when traveling east. The marker lies in near the front right corner of the church. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2332 Forty Forks Rd, Bethel Springs TN 38315, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in West Tennessee. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, in the Upper South, and in the Black Belt. 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, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Elvis Presley Performs at Bethel Springs School (approx. 3.3 miles away); Bethel Springs School (approx. 3.4 miles away); The Hurst Nation (approx. 3.4 miles away); Fielding Hurst and Purdy (approx. 4.2 miles away); Birthplace of Buford Pusser Historic Site (approx. 5.3 miles away); Buford Pusser Birthplace
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