Greenville in Pitt County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Sycamore Hill Missionary Baptist Church

1860-1968

Photographed by Mark Parker, July 17, 2024

1. Sycamore Hill Missionary Baptist Church Marker

Inscription. The original site of the Colored Religious Society, later named the First Baptist Church and finally named the Sycamore Hill Missionary Baptist Church.

Erected by 1995 Membership and Friends of Sycamore Hill Missionary Baptist Church.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1860.

Location. 35° 36.953′ N, 77° 22.423′ W. Marker is in Greenville, North Carolina, in Pitt County. It can be reached from the intersection of West 1st Street and North Greene Street, on the right when traveling west. Located in the Sycamore Hill Gateway Plaza at Town Common. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 201 W 1st St, Greenville NC 27858, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically,

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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: A different marker also named Sycamore Hill Missionary Baptist Church (a few steps from this marker); Sycamore Hill Gateway Plaza (a few steps from this marker); United in Faith (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Sycamore Hill Missionary Baptist Church (a few steps from this marker); Neighborhood Unity and Community Pride (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Sycamore Hill Missionary Baptist Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Town Common & Urban Renewal (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Thomas J. Jarvis (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greenville.

Full view of Sycamore Hill Missionary Baptist Church Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, July 17, 2024

2. Full view of Sycamore Hill Missionary Baptist Church Marker

Background is the intersection of West 1st and North Greene Streets

Full view Sycamore Hill Missionary Baptist Church Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, July 17, 2024

3. Full view Sycamore Hill Missionary Baptist Church Marker

Stone tablet between displays on NW corner of the plaza

Rear view Sycamore Hill Missionary Baptist Church Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, July 17, 2024

4. Rear view Sycamore Hill Missionary Baptist Church Marker

Overlooking Town Common

Credits. This page was last revised on July 19, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 18, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 143 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 18, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.