Hartford in Geneva County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Earliest Church In Hartford
March 6, 2010
1. Earliest Church In Hartford Marker
Organized on June 30, 1888 by thirteen charter members as Dundee Missionary Baptist Church. The congregation originally worshipped in a brush arbor on this present site. The first church building was erected from pine slabs in the summer of 1886. This served as the house of worship until June 1954 at which time it was destroyed by fire. Reconstruction was begun immediately and completed in October 1954. The designated name Shiloh was the home church of seven of the thirteen charter members. The mother church is located at Cottonhill, (Clay County) Georgia. The thirteen original members were:J. J. Peacock Martha Jane Peacock Augustus Ham Bethiah Ham A. S. Peacock Hattie E. Peacock Sarah Stokes J. E. Hudson W. O. Williams Fannie Williams J. N. Kirkland Jane E. Hawthorne Margrete Hawthorne
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Churches & Religion. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1834.
Location. 31° 6.909′ N, 85° 40.204′ W. Marker is in Hartford, Alabama, in Geneva County. Marker
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 13 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. "Old Town Slocomb" (approx. 4.6 miles away); Countyline Missionary Baptist Church (approx. 5.1 miles away); a different marker also named Countyline Missionary Baptist Church (approx. 5.1 miles away); 1840's Split Log Cabin (approx. 8½ miles away); Providence Baptist Church (approx. 9 miles away); Town of Taylor, Alabama (approx. 12.4 miles away); Geneva, Alabama (approx. 12.8 miles away); Emma Knox Kenan Library (approx. 12.8 miles away).
More about this marker. The marker is located at the corner of the church cemetery nearest the church building.
March 6, 2010
2. Earliest Church In Hartford Marker
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