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

Walnut Grove Cumberland Presbyterian Church

Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, January 19, 2014

1. Walnut Grove Cumberland Presbyterian Church Marker

Side A

Inscription.
Side A
On July 19, 1847, Chistopher and Mary Harless Sears deeded two acres (with meeting house, brush-arbor, and camp-stand) to the Elders of the Walnut Grove Society of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church for one penny. The Union Army burned the original church in 1862. A walnut tree with scars from the fire still bears walnuts. A ring used to tether horses during services has grown into the tree and is still visible. The original bell, hand-dug well, and pre-Civil War cemetery also remain.
(Continued on other side) Side B (Continued from other side) The present church was erected after the Civil War. The pews were replaced circa 1926, and Sunday School rooms were added in 1956. In 1992 the tongue-and-groove walls were restored. Membership records include the Smith, Buford, Scroggins, Haden, Woody, Douglas, Overton, and Nichols families.

Erected 2007 by Alabama Historical Association.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Alabama Historical Association

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series list. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1907.

Location. 34° 33.26′ N, 86° 22.574′ W. Marker is near New Hope, Alabama, in Madison County. It is at the intersection of New Hope Cedar Point Road and Cambron Road, on the right when traveling east on New Hope Cedar Point Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 734 New Hope Cedar Point Road, New Hope AL 35760, 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: Hayden Cemetery (approx. 1.1 miles away); Fort Deposit Trail (approx.

Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, January 19, 2014

2. Walnut Grove Cumberland Presbyterian Church Marker

Side B

1.6 miles away); Vienna (New Hope) (approx. 1.6 miles away); New Hope Cemetery / Town of New Hope (approx. 1.9 miles away); Poplar Ridge School (approx. 2.4 miles away); Whitaker Cemetery (approx. 2.9 miles away); Site of 1954 Crash of Air Force Cargo Plane (approx. 4.1 miles away); Bethel Cemetery (approx. 4.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Hope.

Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, January 19, 2014

3. Walnut Grove Cumberland Presbyterian Church Marker

Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, January 19, 2014

4. Church bell

Walnut Grove Cumberland Presbyterian Church cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, January 19, 2014

5. Walnut Grove Cumberland Presbyterian Church cemetery

Walnut Grove Cumberland Presbyterian Church and the walnut tree image. Click for full size.

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6. Walnut Grove Cumberland Presbyterian Church and the walnut tree

Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, January 19, 2014

7. Walnut Tree

the place where the ring mentioned on the marker used to be.

Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, January 19, 2014

8. Walnut Tree

inside of the tree shows the burl where the ring used to be attached and, near the top, fire damage.

Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, January 19, 2014

9. Walnut Tree

a better view of the fire damaged tree

Walnut Grove Cumberland Presbyterian Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, January 19, 2014

10. Walnut Grove Cumberland Presbyterian Church

Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, January 19, 2014

11. The Well

Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, January 19, 2014

12. The Well

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on January 19, 2014, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,057 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12. submitted on January 19, 2014, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.