Greensboro in Hale County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Greensboro Presbyterian Church

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, August 6, 2022

1. Greensboro Presbyterian Church Marker

Marker refurbished.

Inscription. Organized 1823 by Rev. James Hillhouse of South Carolina, with Patrick Norris and William Hillhouse, veterans of American Revolution, as founding elders.

Original wooden structure replaced by brick building in 1841 under pastorate of Rev. Thomas Sydenham Witherspoon.

Present building erected in 1859 when Rev. J. C. Mitchell was pastor.

Old slave gallery may still be seen.

Erected 1959 by Alabama Historical Association.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Religion & Religious Structures • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Alabama Historical Association series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1823.

Location. 32° 42.243′ N, 87° 35.89′ W. Marker is in Greensboro, Alabama, in Hale County. It is at the intersection of Main Street and Demopolis Street, on the right when traveling east on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 905 Demopolis Street, Greensboro AL 36744, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South,

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specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Black Belt.

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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Gayle - Tunstall House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); St. Paul’s Episcopal Church (about 600 feet away); Jones-Burks-Whittington (approx. 0.2 miles away); “Glencairn” (approx. ¼ mile away); Magnolia Grove (approx. half a mile away); Southern University (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Alabama Baptist State Convention (approx. 1.2 miles away); Newbern Baptist Church (approx. 8.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greensboro.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, August 6, 2022

2. Greensboro Presbyterian Church Marker

Greensboro Presbyterian Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Carr, July 28, 2010

3. Greensboro Presbyterian Church

Greensboro Presbyterian Church Marker (prior to refurbishment). image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Carr, July 28, 2010

4. Greensboro Presbyterian Church Marker (prior to refurbishment).

Credits. This page was last revised on August 12, 2022. It was originally submitted on July 29, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,647 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 12, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 3, 4. submitted on July 29, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.