Adairville in Logan County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
Site of The Red River Meeting House
A Kentucky Shrine
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay
1. Site of The Red River Meeting House Marker
First frontier church south and west of Green River, organized between 1785 and 1789 in a log building, as
Here began
The Great Revival of 1800.
World renowned, it reached its height with thousands attending on the third Sunday in June. The Rev. James McGready, minister and leader and here assembled
in Christendom
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1785.
Location. 36° 43.248′ N, 86° 48.885′ W. Marker is in Adairville, Kentucky, in Logan County. It can be reached from Schochoh Road (County Road 663) 0.1 miles west of Wheeley Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3008 Schochoh Rd, Adairville KY 42202, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s Pennyroyal Region. It is also in the American Midwest, in the South, and specifically in the Upper South. 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 and also the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Brodnax-Conn House (approx. 2.7 miles away); Red River Meeting House (approx. 2.9 miles away); Jackson-Dickinson Duel (approx. 4.3 miles away); Dromgoole's Station (approx. 4½ miles away); Boyhood Home, 1793-1802 (approx. 4½ miles away); Virgil Munday Chapman
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Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay
2. Site of The Red River Meeting House Marker
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay
3. Replica of The Red River Meeting House
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay
4. Interior of the replica of The Red River Meeting House
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay
5. Interior of the replica of The Red River Meeting House
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay
6. Red River Meeting House Cemetery
Credits. This page was last revised on October 9, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 28, 2021, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,137 times since then and 55 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 28, 2021, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. 6. submitted on October 8, 2021, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
