Near Marion in Crittenden County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Original Site of Piney Fork Cumberland Presbyterian Church & School

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 16, 2024

1. Original Site of Piney Fork Cumberland Presbyterian Church & School Marker

Inscription. Organized May 1812 during the Great Awakening by Rev. Finis Ewing who preached the Whosoever Will Gospel.

The first Cumberland Presbyterian Church organized in Kentucky

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1812.

Location. 37° 17.558′ N, 88° 0.113′ W. Marker is near Marion, Kentucky, in Crittenden County. It can be reached from the intersection of Piney Cemetery Road and Kentucky Road 506, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6902 Piney Cemetery Rd, Marion KY 42064, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest,

in the South,

in the Upper South,

and in the Ohio River Valley.

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

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as

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the crow flies: Piney Fork Cumberland Presbyterian Church (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Forrest Reconnoitered (approx. 5.1 miles away); F. Julius Fohs (1884-1965) / Fohs Hall (approx. 5.1 miles away); Senator W. J. Deboe / Senators from Marion (approx. 5.1 miles away); Courthouse Burned (approx. 5.2 miles away); Crittenden County Courthouse, Marion (approx. 5.2 miles away); County Named, 1842 (approx. 5.2 miles away); In Honor of Crittenden Countian Dr. Forrest Carlisle Pogue, Jr. (approx. 5.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Marion.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 16, 2024

2. Original Site of Piney Fork Cumberland Presbyterian Church & School Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 6, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 3, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 291 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 4, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.