Near Canton in Haywood County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Inman Chapel

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 25, 2023

1. Inman Chapel Marker

Inscription. Founded 1868. Oldest Universalist church in western N.C. Hannah J. Powell led mission work and school, 1921-42, at site 100 yards south.

Erected 2011 by North Carolina Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number P-90.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History, and the Unitarian Universalism (UUism) series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1868.

Location. 35° 25.805′ N, 82° 55.275′ W. Marker is near Canton, North Carolina, in Haywood County. It is at the intersection of Lake Logan Road (State Road 215) and Friendly House Road (State Road 1128) on Lake Logan Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4301 Lake Logan Rd, Waynesville NC 28786, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Mountains, specifically in Greater Asheville,

and in the Great Smoky Mountains.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

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and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

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: Sunburst (approx. 0.7 miles away); West Fork Pigeon River Truss Bridge (1891) (approx. 2.6 miles away); Pigeon Gap Watering Hole (approx. 3.2 miles away); Rutherford Trace (approx. 3.2 miles away); Calvin Filmore Christopher (approx. 3.9 miles away); Lenoir's Creek Devon Cattle Farm (approx. 4.6 miles away); Museum of North Carolina Handicrafts (approx. 5.3 miles away); Museum Of N.C. Handicrafts (approx. 5.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Canton.

Also see . . . Universalists and Inman Chapel Near Canton. On July 23, 1868, western North Carolina’s first Universalist congregation was organized in Haywood County after

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 25, 2023

2. Inman Chapel Marker

traveling preacher Benjamin F. Strain converted a handful of citizens. (North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources) (Submitted on July 28, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Credits. This page was last revised on July 28, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 28, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 510 times since then and 59 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 28, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.