Point Pleasant in Mason County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)

615 Viand Street

Photographed by Craig Doda, December 25, 2021

1. 615 Viand Street Marker

Inscription. The Methodist Episcopal Church had this building erected in 1887. In 1889, the name was changed to Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church. In 1939, St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church, South, united with this congregation to form Trinity Methodist Church, this reunited the Methodists who had split over the slavery conflict. In 1968, after a merger of the Evangelical United Brethren Churches with the Methodist Churches, the name of this church became Trinity United Methodist Church.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1887.

Location. 38° 50.706′ N, 82° 8.228′ W. Marker is in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, in Mason County. It is on Viand Street north of 6th Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Point Pleasant WV 25550, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in West Virginia’s Mid-Ohio Valley. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Ohio River Valley,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France

and also the territory of the Mississippian Culture.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Daniel Haymond Polsley (within shouting distance of this marker); 701 Viand Street (within shouting distance of this marker); Sam Littlepage (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); 207 Sixth Street (about 300 feet away); World War I Memorial (about 300 feet away); Mason County Memorial Park

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(about 300 feet away); Mason County Jail Explosion Memorial (about 300 feet away); Gordon C. and Mildred R. Jackson Foundation (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Point Pleasant.

Photographed by Craig Doda, December 25, 2021

2. 615 Viand Street Marker

Photographed by Craig Doda, December 25, 2021

3. 615 Viand Street Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 16, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 7, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 195 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 7, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.