Logan in Rutherford County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Brittain Church
Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, June 27, 2009
1. Brittain Church Marker
Erected 1951 by Archives, Conservation and Highway Departments. (Marker Number O-36.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1768.
Location. 35° 27.224′ N, 81° 53.228′ W. Marker is in Logan, North Carolina, in Rutherford County. It is on State Highway 64. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Rutherfordton NC 28139, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Mountains. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, 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 original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Rutherford Trace (within shouting distance of this marker); Rev. James Milton Webb (approx. 4.8 miles away); The Mystery Tunnel: Was This Christopher Bechtler's Gold Mine? (approx. 5.4 miles away); On the Trail of Gold (approx. 5.4 miles away); Christopher Bechtler: A Fascination with Gold / Processing Gold at the Bechtler Mint (approx. 5.4 miles away); The North Carolina Gold Rush / Christopher Bechtler Joins the North Carolina Gold Rush
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Other markers no longer nearby. Brittain Presbyterian Church, circa 1768 (was a few steps from this marker but has been confirmed missing); Fort McGaughey (was about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been confirmed missing).
Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, June 27, 2009
2. Overmountain Victory marker at Brittian Church
Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, June 27, 2009
3. Brittain Church
Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, June 27, 2009
4. Brittain Church Cemetery
Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, June 27, 2009
5. Brittain Church Marker
Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, June 27, 2009
6. Brittain Church Marker
Photographed by Mark Parker, August 4, 2024
7. Brittain Church sign next to Marker
Photographed by Mark Parker, August 4, 2024
8. Brittain Church interior
Photographed by Mark Parker, August 4, 2024
9. Department of Interior Certificate
In recognition of the achievements of Trustees of Brittain Presbyterian Church
hereby designates the Britlain Presbyterian Church Cemetery as a Certified Protected Site of the Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail authorized by the National Trails System Act, amended, 1980
Date: Ocober 5, 2001
Date: Ocober 5, 2001
Credits. This page was last revised on August 5, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 28, 2009, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,365 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on June 28, 2009, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. 7, 8, 9. submitted on August 5, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
