Glencoe Village near Burlington in Alamance County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Churches

Glencoe

Photographed by Patrick G. Jordan, June 27, 2010

1. Glencoe - Churches Marker

Inscription. Church congregations were central to social as well as religious life in the village. Mill owners encouraged church membership among their workers and often aided congregations to promote social stability and community morality. The Baptist church, a frame building with front bell tower, was organized in 1893 by Baptists from Haw River. Later brick veneered, it stands just up Glencoe Street from the village. In 1898 the company built an interdenominational frame chapel on Front (Glencoe) Street. It later became Glencoe Methodist Church. After its members helped form St. Luke's Methodist Church outside the village, it stood vacant until it was destroyed by a storm in 1976.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1893.

Location. 36° 8.39′ N, 79° 25.657′ W. Marker is near Burlington, North Carolina, in Alamance County. It is in Glencoe Village. It is on Glencoe Street, on the left when traveling north. Glencoe Village is 3 miles north of Burlington, NC from NC Highway 62. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2431 Glencoe St, Burlington NC 27217, 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 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 walking distance of this marker: Lodge Hall and Barber Shop (a few steps from this marker); Glencoe - Company Office and Store

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(about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Glencoe Management Houses (about 300 feet away); The Rise of the Textile Mill Communities (about 300 feet away); Living in a Mill-Centered World (about 300 feet away); Children in the Mill Village (about 300 feet away); Glencoe - Two-Story Workers' Houses (about 300 feet away); Women in the Mill Village (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Burlington.

Additional keywords. Textiles, Glencoe Cotton Mills, Alamance, Burlington, Holt, fabric

Photographed by Patrick G. Jordan, June 27, 2010

2. Glencoe - Churches Marker

Photographed by Patrick G. Jordan, June 27, 2010

3. Glencoe - Churches Marker

Glencoe - Churches Marker on Glencoe Street image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Patrick G. Jordan, June 27, 2010

4. Glencoe - Churches Marker on Glencoe Street

Credits. This page was last revised on May 11, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 28, 2010, by Patrick G. Jordan of Graham, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 941 times since then and 13 times this year. Last updated on May 9, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 28, 2010, by Patrick G. Jordan of Graham, North Carolina. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.