Near Triana in Madison County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Mt. Zion Primitive Baptist Church

Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, February 5, 2011

1. Mt. Zion Primitive Baptist Church Marker

Inscription. The Mt. Zion Primitive Baptist Church was established in 1878 beneath a weeping willow tree in Triana, Alabama under the leadership of Elder Eli Patton. On June 20, 1905 the present site was purchased in the New Haven community and a new sanctuary was erected. The third sanctuary was completed on July 27, 1997. Renovation of the older structure was completed in September of 2000.

Erected 2005 by Alabama Historical Association. Sponsored by the Madison African-American Alliance Group.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Alabama Historical Association series list. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1888.

Location. 34° 38.03′ N, 86° 45.669′ W. Marker is near Triana, Alabama, in Madison County. It can be reached from Wall-Triana Highway 1½ miles south of James Record Road, on the right when traveling south. Marker is located in a small courtyard between the old and new sanctuaries. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2350 Wall-Triana Highway, Huntsville AL 35824, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Alabama

and in the Huntsville Metropolitan Area.

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 original Cherokee Nation,

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: Arnett Cemetery (approx. 2.2 miles away); Rebirth of Triana, Alabama (approx. 3.8 miles

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away); Triana, Alabama (approx. 3.8 miles away); City of Madison (approx. 4.2 miles away); Madison County Veterans (approx. 4.2 miles away); Affair at Madison Station / Affair at Indian Creek Ford (approx. 4.2 miles away); "The Roundhouse" (approx. 4.2 miles away); Trail of Tears (approx. 4.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Triana.

Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, February 5, 2011

2. Mt. Zion Primitive Baptist Church Marker

Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, February 5, 2011

3. Mt. Zion Primitive Baptist Church Marker

Front of the new, or third, sanctuary.

Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, February 5, 2011

4. Mt. Zion Primitive Baptist Church Marker

The old, or second (1905), sanctuary.

Mt. Zion Primitive Baptist Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, February 5, 2011

5. Mt. Zion Primitive Baptist Church

View of the church from Wall-Triana Highway.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on February 9, 2011, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,809 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on February 9, 2011, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.