Alexander City in Tallapoosa County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Needmore 1873
Photographed by TRCP Alliance, June 16, 2011
1. Needmore 1873 Marker
Freedmen moving to the new market town of Youngsville in the early 1870s occupied homes along a street they called Needmore Street. They relocated their house of worship from near the present junction of South Central Avenue and Cherokee Road to the Needmore neighborhood where Methodists and Baptists shared a building.
Missionaries from the Methodist Episcopal Church formed a congregation in Alexander City and, in 1873, Bishop Gilbert Haven appointed Rev. George Scott pastor of the new church. In 1876 the church became a charter member of the Central Alabama Conference.
In 1895 the Bethel Baptist Church congregation constructed a separate house of worship. Great Bethel Baptist Church attained distinction in the 20th century for its religious and social outreach programs under the leadership of its pastor of 45 years, Rev. Milton Nunn.
Erected 2002 by Alabama Historical Association.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Alabama Historical Association series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1873.
Location. 32° 57.105′ N, 85° 56.828′ W. Marker is in Alexander City, Alabama, in
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Regionally, this marker is in East Alabama. 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 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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: First United Methodist Church 1872 (approx. half a mile away); The Savannah And Memphis Railroad 1874 (approx. 0.6 miles away); First Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.7 miles away); Court Square (approx. 0.7 miles away); Alexander City: A Textile Community (approx. 0.7 miles away); The First Baptist Church (approx. 0.7 miles away); Youngsville (approx. 0.9 miles away); Fort Okfuskee (approx. 7.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Alexander City.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Menawa, War Chief (was approx. 6.6 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Photographed by TRCP Alliance, June 16, 2011
2. Needmore 1873 Marker
Photographed by TRCP Alliance, June 16, 2011
3. Great Bethel Baptist Church
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 6, 2011, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,188 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 6, 2011, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
