Near Pulaski in Giles County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Pisgah United Methodist Church and Cemetery
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 3, 2022
1. Pisgah United Methodist Church and Cemetery Marker
National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form
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Tennessee
Historical Commission
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of Historic Places
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 1867.
Location. 35° 10.781′ N, 86° 54.719′ W. Marker is near Pulaski, Tennessee, in Giles County. It is at the intersection of Pisgah Ridge Road and Franklin Hayes Road, on the right when traveling east on Pisgah Ridge Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1500 Pisgah Ridge Rd, Pulaski TN 38478, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee and in the Highland Rim. It is also in the American 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, 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: Sgt. Charles Clayton Abernathy (approx. 4.8 miles away); Forrest's September Raid (approx. 5.4 miles away); Seventh Kentucky Mounted Infantry Memorial (approx. 5.4 miles away); John Calvin Brown (approx. 6.4 miles away); Neill S. Brown (approx. 6.4 miles away); Professor John Thomas Bridgeforth (approx. 6.6 miles away); Dr. William Albert Lewis (approx. 6.6 miles away); Pulaski Cornerstone Southeast (approx. 6.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pulaski.
Another marker is no longer nearby.
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Regarding Pisgah United Methodist Church and Cemetery. Excerpt from the National Register nomination:
The present frame church was constructed in 1867-68 by James M. Edwards and William C. Hollis, from a plan prepared by Professor S.A.R. Swann, a member of the congregation, The church trustees provided exact specifications for the work, which began on November 5, 1867. On June 25, 1858,[sic] $1,256 was paid to Edwards and Hollis for the framing. William R. Smith and Felix T. Abernathy floored the church in the latter part of 1868 for $158, H. E. Finn plastered the interior in the spring of 1869 and was paid at fifty cents per square yard. Construction funds were raised by subscription. The first sermon was preached one Thursday in September 1869, by the Reverend Thomas F. Brown. The church was dedicated the following Sunday by Bishop Robert Paine, a convert of an early camp meeting on the site.
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 3, 2022
2. Pisgah United Methodist Church and Cemetery Marker
Marker is underneath the sign between the doors.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 5, 2022. It was originally submitted on July 4, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 657 times since then and 68 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 4, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
