Amite City in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Church of the Incarnation

Protestant Episcopal

Photographed by Jeff Lovorn, November 18, 2011

1. Church of the Incarnation Marker

Inscription. Incorporated in 1871, church was admitted into union. Heirs of John Bach donated the present site. In 1872, the Rev. Herman Cope Duncan, missionary to the area, made first rector.

Erected 1974 by Louisiana Tourist Development Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1871.

Location. 30° 43.781′ N, 90° 30.456′ W. Marker is in Amite City, Louisiana, in Tangipahoa Parish. It is on Olive Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 111 East Olive Street, Amite LA 70422, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Florida Parishes

and in Greater New Orleans.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and on the Gulf Coast.

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,

the Louisiana Purchase,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: C.P.'s Station (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Blythewood Plantation (approx. half a mile away); Independence (approx. 6½ miles away); Loranger High School (approx. 9 miles away); Montpelier (approx. 9½ miles away); Tangipahoa (approx. 9.9 miles away); Camp Moore (approx. 10.7 miles away); Camp Moore #2 (approx. 10.7 miles away).

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Photographed by Jeff Lovorn, November 18, 2011

2. Church of the Incarnation

Credits. This page was last revised on April 22, 2017. It was originally submitted on November 20, 2011, by Jeff Lovorn of Florence, Mississippi. This page has been viewed 615 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 20, 2011, by Jeff Lovorn of Florence, Mississippi. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.