Oak Ridge in Guilford County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

St. James AME Church

Circa 1895

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 3, 2023

1. St. James AME Church Marker

Inscription. Church site purchased in 1889 by Oak Ridge's oldest African-American congregation. Sanctuary served as classroom for African American students until a schoolhouse was built next door c. 1915. Indoor plumbing and fellowship hall added in 1980s. Cemetery behind church includes graves from early 1900s.

Erected 2013 by Town of Oak Ridge, NC.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Education • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1885.

Location. 36° 10.793′ N, 79° 58.644′ W. Marker is in Oak Ridge, North Carolina, in Guilford County. It is on Oak Ridge Road (State Road 150) 0.1 miles east of Sandylea Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2445 Oak Ridge Rd, Oak Ridge NC 27310, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: J.L. Sawyer House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Zack L. Whitaker House (approx. 0.2 miles away); R.P. Larkins House (approx. 0.3 miles away); Oakhurst (approx. half a mile away); Linville Chapel (approx. 0.6 miles away); Oak Ridge Institute

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(approx. 0.6 miles away); Stafford-Benbow House (approx. 1.1 miles away); Old Union Graveyard (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oak Ridge.

Also see . . . Explore Historic Oak Ridge | 2017. Historic tour guide includes additional information about the church's past. (Article is on page 20) (PSCommunications via Issuu, 2017) (Submitted on October 6, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 3, 2023

2. St. James AME Church Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 6, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 5, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 681 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 5, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

Editor’s want-list for this marker. Photograph of the church, located on Sandylea Road behind the Baptist church. • Can you help?