Florence in Lauderdale County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Lone Cedar Church of Christ

1898

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, July 24, 2009

1. Lone Cedar Church of Christ 1898 Marker

Inscription. Christians first met here in a log building which also served as a schoolhouse. In 1909 a frame building was constructed. Because of a single cedar tree in prominent view, it was given the name Lone Cedar by Wilbert M (Will) Behel, an early dedicated gospel preacher. In 1938 a more modern stone building was completed by these diligent christians. A larger auditorium was added in 1977. This early christian meeting place soon became a landmark and a vital part of the Greenhill Community.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1909.

Location. 34° 55.42′ N, 87° 33.773′ W. Marker is in Florence, Alabama, in Lauderdale County. It is on Old Jackson Hwy. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Florence AL 35630, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Alabama

and in the Shoals.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Old Pleasant Grove Primitive Baptist Church & Cemetery (approx. 2 miles away); Kennedy Gun Factory (approx. 2.4 miles away); Tabernacle Cemetery (approx. 3.2 miles away); Shoals Creek Preserve Tract (approx. 3½ miles away); World War I (approx. 3.6 miles away); Tate Springs Estate Early 1800’s (approx. 4.3 miles away);

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Town of Killen (approx. 4.6 miles away); Muscle Shoals Canal (approx. 4.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Florence.

Lone Cedar Church of Christ (older building) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, July 24, 2009

2. Lone Cedar Church of Christ (older building)

Lone Cedar Church of Christ (newer Building) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, July 24, 2009

3. Lone Cedar Church of Christ (newer Building)

Credits. This page was last revised on July 25, 2018. It was originally submitted on September 2, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 1,510 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 2, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.