Vaiden in Carroll County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Shongalo Church
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, August 2, 2021
1. Shongalo Church Marker
E. 150 ft. Organized at Old Shongalo, 1mi. W., by Clinton Presbytery, Aug. 29, 1835. Rev. A.C. Dickerson was first minister. Present structure completed 1875. Upper story built and used by Masons.
Erected 1952 by Mississippi Historical Commission.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is August 20, 1835.
Location. 33° 19.943′ N, 89° 44.466′ W. Marker is in Vaiden, Mississippi, in Carroll County. It is at the intersection of Front Street (U.S. 51) and East Herring/Greensboro Street (County Road 430), on the right when traveling north on Front Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Vaiden MS 39176, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Central Mississippi. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Mississippi Delta. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Applewhite Cemetery (approx. 4.7 miles away); The "Final Spike" (approx. 10.4 miles away); Immanuel Episcopal Church (approx. 10.4 miles away); Montgomery County Confederate Monument (approx. 10.4 miles away); Winona Confederate Monument (approx. 10½ miles away); Roebuck "Pops" Staples (approx. 10½ miles away); Winona Jail Site (approx. 10.6 miles away); Ensign William Devotie Billingsley (approx. 10.7 miles away).
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, August 2, 2021
2. Shongalo Church Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on August 7, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 7, 2021, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 334 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 7, 2021, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.
