Bessemer in Jefferson County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Hosea Holcombe

1780-1841

— "Alabama's first church historian" —

Hosea Holcombe Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Carr, February 6, 2009

1. Hosea Holcombe Marker

Inscription. In 1840 he published his study,
History of Rise and Progress of the Baptists in Alabama.
Also an evangelist and missionary.
In 1818 moved to Alabama from Carolinas, organizing five churches in vicinity.
President of Alabama Baptist Convention 1833-38, he was delegated to write church history.
Lack of cooperation led him to travel over state to get material for book.
He died at Jonesboro home in 1841. buried in Sadler Cemetery 1 mile south.

Erected 1964 by Alabama Historical Association.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Alabama Historical Association series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1840.

Location. 33° 23.412′ N, 86° 56.808′ W. Marker is in Bessemer, Alabama, in Jefferson County. It is on 14th Street South (State Highway 150) south of Fairfax Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bessemer AL 35020, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Birmingham Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

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 Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Sweet Home / Henry W. Sweet (approx. 0.7 miles away); The Bessemer Site (approx. 0.8 miles away); “Spirit of the American Doughboy”

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(approx. 0.8 miles away); Bright Star / Koikos Restaurant (approx. 0.9 miles away); Thomas McAdory Owen (approx. 1.4 miles away); McAdory House (approx. 1.4 miles away); Union Baptist Church And Cemetery (approx. 2.3 miles away); City of Lipscomb, Alabama (approx. 2.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bessemer.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 1, 2019. It was originally submitted on January 30, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. This page has been viewed 2,466 times since then and 22 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on January 30, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.