Fruitdale in Washington County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Fruitdale Union Chapel

1904

Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, 2007

1. Fruitdale Union Chapel Marker

Inscription. In the fall of 1902, two men and three ladies A.J. Hand, George B. Davis, Isabella Youse, Abbie C. Mareness, and Mary Gooding, filed a declaratlon to form the Fruitdale Union Chapel Association. Property on which to build the church was acquired from the Fruitdale Land Company, C.F. Hitchcock, president, dated by a deed dated November 14, 1902. The ladies of the community engaged in various activities to raise money for the church. Materials were donated and men of the community did much of the work. The first service was held in the completed chapel on Easter Sunday, 1904.

Erected 2006 by Alabama Historical Association.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1904.

Location. 31° 20.572′ N, 88° 24.525′ W. Marker is in Fruitdale, Alabama, in Washington County. It is on Courtney Avenue west of Ray Coaker Hwy (County Road 1), on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 275 Courtney Ave, Fruitdale AL 36539, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Alabama’s Mobile Bay.

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 New Spain,

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 13 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Fruitdale Brethren Church (approx. 0.6 miles away); South Oak Grove Baptist Church (approx. 4.1 miles away); Clark Cemetery

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(approx. 10½ miles away in Mississippi); Washington County Confederate Memorial (approx. 12.4 miles away); Washington County Courthouse (approx. 12.4 miles away); Washington County (approx. 12.4 miles away); Washington County Veterans Memorial (approx. 12.4 miles away); German P.O.W. Camps from WW II (approx. 13.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fruitdale.

Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, 2007

2. Fruitdale Union Chapel Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 3, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 3, 2025, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. This page has been viewed 53 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 3, 2025, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.