Near Hatchechubbee in Russell County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

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Good Hope Baptist Church, Uchee

Uchee Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 16, 2013

1. Uchee Marker

Inscription.
Uchee One of the oldest white settlements in the Chattahoochee Valley before and after the removal of the Indians; land deeds between whites date back to 1832, the year of Russell County's founding. The name of the town comes from the Indian name of a creek which originates nearby. In its early years it was a cultural, political and religious center. Three academies were established in the area: Good Hope, Spring Grove and Andrew’s Chapel. Russell County’s first member of the Alabama House of Representative, Nimrod Washington Long, was among the pioneers here.

Good Hope Baptist Church, Uchee The oldest continually active church in Russell County is located on this lot. Good Hope Church was constituted July 29, 1837. The present building, as was that of the Methodist church, was constructed in 1857. They are the oldest continually used church structures in Russell County. The builder was L.S. Johnson. The original sixteen members had the names of Jelks, Covington, Miles, Davis, Turner, Wallace, Ivey, Thomas and a slave of E.C. Thomas. Their number increased rapidly and for years the Church was the wellspring for Baptist

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activity in the County.

Erected 1980 by the Historic Chattahoochee Commission and the Russell County Historical Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is July 29, 1837.

Location. 32° 21.086′ N, 85° 21.424′ W. Marker is near Hatchechubbee, Alabama, in Russell County. It is on North Uchee Road (County Road 22) 0.4 miles east of Foster Road (County Road 7), on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6056 N Uchee Rd, Hatchechubbee AL 36858, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Columbus.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Black Belt.

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 territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Good Hope Baptist Church, Uchee Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 16, 2013

2. Good Hope Baptist Church, Uchee Marker

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Uchee Chapel Methodist Church (approx. 1½ miles away); St. Peter A.M.E. Church Cemetery (approx. 6½ miles away); Shiloh Baptist Church (approx. 7.3 miles away); Creek Stand Methodist Church (approx. 8.2 miles away); In Memory of Phoebe Tolbert Key (approx. 8.3 miles away); Joel Hurt House (approx. 8.3 miles away); Long Family (approx. 8.3 miles away); Hurtsboro United Methodist Church (approx. 8.4 miles away).

Good Hope Baptist Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 16, 2013

3. Good Hope Baptist Church

Uchee / Good Hope Baptist Church (rear) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James L.Whitman, January 2, 2023

4. Uchee / Good Hope Baptist Church (rear)

Uchee Good Hope Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James L.Whitman, July 31, 2021

5. Uchee Good Hope Cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on January 12, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 16, 2013, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,908 times since then and 50 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 16, 2013, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. 4. submitted on January 3, 2023, by James L.Whitman of Eufaula, Alabama. 5. submitted on August 2, 2021, by James L.Whitman of Eufaula, Alabama. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.

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Good Hope Baptist Church, Uchee