Mt. Ulla in Rowan County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Four Houses of Worship

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, September 13, 2021

1. Four Houses of Worship Marker

Inscription. Four houses of worship have served the Thyatira congregation the first, called lower meeting house was constructed of logs approximately 100 yards west of this site around 1749. The name was changed to Cathey's Meeting House around 1755. The second, log building, was built at the same site sometime later in the 1700s. The third, a frame structure was erected on the site of this marker during the pastorate of Dr. Samuel Eusebius McCorkle,1777-1805. The present sanctuary was built in 1860.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1749.

Location. 35° 39.177′ N, 80° 38.248′ W. Marker is in Mt. Ulla, North Carolina, in Rowan County. It is on White Road. Located in the Thyatira Presbyterian Church cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 220 White Road, Salisbury NC 28147, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western

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Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A Short History of Thyatira Presbyterian Church (USA) (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Thyatira Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Thyatira Presbyterian Church Cemetery (approx. 0.2 miles away); Thyatira Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); Matthew Locke (approx. 0.4 miles away); Samuel McCorkle (approx. 1.3 miles away); Francis Locke (approx. 2.9 miles away); Back Creek Presbyterian Church (approx. 3.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mt. Ulla.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, September 13, 2021

2. Four Houses of Worship Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 16, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 16, 2021, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 411 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 16, 2021, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.