Near Gibsonville in Guilford County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Friedens Church
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, September 8, 2022
1. Friedens Church Marker
Lutheran. Congregation organized before 1791; church shared with other denominations until the 1850s. This bldg., 1940.
Erected 1994 by Division of Archives and History. (Marker Number J-99.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1791.
Location. 36° 7.73′ N, 79° 33.896′ W. Marker is near Gibsonville, North Carolina, in Guilford County. It is on Frieden Church Road (State Highway 61), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5997 NC-61, Gibsonville NC 27249, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont and specifically in Piedmont Triad. 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 original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Berry Davidson (approx. 1.9 miles away); Elon University (approx. 3.7 miles away); Elon Homes for Children (approx. 4 miles away); McLean House (approx. 5.3 miles away); Palmer Memorial Institute (approx. 5.3 miles away); Galen Stone Dormitory & Massachusetts Congregational Cottage (approx. 5.3 miles away); a different marker also named Kimball Hall (approx. 5.3 miles away); N.C. Federation of Colored Women's Clubs (approx. 5.3 miles away).
Other markers no longer nearby. Athletic Field (was approx. 5.3 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Galen L. Stone Hall 1927 (was approx. 5.3 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Kimball Hall (was approx. 5.3 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Also see . . . Friedens Lutheran Church. Church website homepage (Submitted on September 8, 2022.)
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, September 8, 2022
2. Friedens Church Marker
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, September 8, 2022
3. Friedens Church Marker
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, September 8, 2022
4. Friedens Lutheran Church
Photographed by Sarah Fisher, September 8, 2022
5. Friedens Lutheran Church
Credits. This page was last revised on April 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 8, 2022, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 470 times since then and 20 times this year. Last updated on April 1, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 8, 2022, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
