Near Northport in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Bethel Presbyterian Church

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, February 25, 2023

1. Bethel Presbyterian Church Marker

Inscription. Originally organized (1818) as Bethel Baptist Church by three ministers – Nathan Roberts, James Baines and Thomas Baines – at home of Jeremiah Jeffrey near falls of Black Warrior River. Log building erected at this site (1822) as first church house. Later moved to present site and frame building erected. Church discontinued (1870) because of membership loss. Bethel Presbyterian Church established on same site (1901) by evangelist D. N. Yarbro. Present structure erected 1948: educational building added 1958.

Erected 1980 by Alabama Historical Association.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Alabama Historical Association series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1818.

Location. 33° 17.048′ N, 87° 31.633′ W. Marker is near Northport, Alabama, in Tuscaloosa County. It is on Watermelon Road 0.4 miles north of Sharpes Lake Road, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7100 Watermelon Rd, Tuscaloosa AL 35406, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this marker is in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Old Center Church (approx. 2.1 miles away); First Papermaking In Alabama (approx. 4.3 miles away); Old Bryce Cemetery (approx. 4.4 miles away); Bryce Hospital Cemetery #1A (approx. 4½ miles away); The Warrior-Tombigbee Waterway (approx. 4½ miles away); Bryce Hospital Cemetery #2 (approx. 4½ miles away); Bryce Hospital Cemetery No.3 (approx. 4.6 miles away); Wilson-Clements House (approx. 4.8 miles away).

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, February 25, 2023

2. Bethel Presbyterian Church Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 27, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 27, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 460 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 27, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.