Near Beatrice in Monroe County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Indian Springs Baptist Church
Photographed by TRCP Alliance, September 25, 2011
1. Indian Springs Baptist Church Marker
This sanctuary was built one mile west of this site about 1825 near springs used by local Indians. The original wood-frame building survived virtually unchanged, with no modern conveniences. An Indian Springs petitionary letter was presented to the Bethlehem Baptist Association, meeting in Monroe County, by L. W. Lindsay and A. Curry on 26 September 1834. The petition was cordially received by the association.
The newly constituted church had 22 charter members and held Sabbath meetings on third Sundays. Baptisms were held in the springs nearby which gave the church its name. For more than a century the modest church was an inspiration as our ancestors brought forth the earth's bounty, worshiped God and led lives of quiet dignity.
Listed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage on 26 June 2003.
Erected 2003 by Alabama Historical Association.
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 date for this entry is June 26, 2003.
Location. 31° 47.728′ N, 87° 5.616′ W. Marker is near Beatrice, Alabama, in Monroe County. It is on State Road 21 5 miles north of State Road 47
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Regionally, this marker is 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 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: Midway (approx. 5.9 miles away); Pine Apple Historic District (approx. 7.7 miles away); Moore Academy (approx. 7.9 miles away); a different marker also named Pine Apple Historic District (approx. 8 miles away); Robbins - Finklea Hotel (approx. 8 miles away); Downtown Pine Apple (approx. 8.2 miles away); Old Federal Road (approx. 8½ miles away); Town of Oak Hill (approx. 8.8 miles away).
Photographed by TRCP Alliance, September 25, 2011
2. Indian Springs Baptist Church Marker (North)
Photographed by TRCP Alliance, September 25, 2011
3. The dirt road across from the marker is the road to Indian Springs Baptist Church
Photographed by TRCP Alliance, September 25, 2011
4. Picture on the marker of Indian Springs Baptist Church
Photographed by TRCP Alliance, September 25, 2011
5. Indian Springs Baptist Church
Photographed by TRCP Alliance, September 25, 2011
6. Inside view of the Indian Springs Baptist Church
Photographed by TRCP Alliance, September 25, 2011
7. Inside view of the Indian Springs Baptist Church
Photographed by TRCP Alliance, September 25, 2011
8. View of the Indian Springs Baptist Church from the cemetery
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 29, 2011, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,347 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on September 29, 2011, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on October 2, 2011, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
