Edwin in Henry County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Mount Enon Primitive Baptist Church

Mt. Enon Primitive Baptist Church Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, February 16, 2014

1. Mt. Enon Primitive Baptist Church Marker

Inscription. This early settlers' church was constituted as a member of the Choctawhatchee Association District here on the Eufaula-Ozark Wagon Train Road, April 23, 1860. First Presbytery was M.W. Helms and J.J. Dickerson, Deacon William Hasten and Clerk D.R. Clanton. About 50 members composed the first membership. Other elders were: Aaron Helms, S.S. Pellum, L.H. Stuckey, P.L. Thomas, Henry Pellum, Albert Lee Ray, W.I. Kelley, Alto Walker, Tom McGowin, R.K. Blaskshear, and S.J.B. Dallas.

Erected 1979 by the Henry County Historical Society and the Historic Chattahoochee Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical month for this entry is April 2012.

Location. 31° 39.95′ N, 85° 22.524′ W. Marker is in Edwin, Alabama, in Henry County. It is at the intersection of County Road 75 and County Road 54, on the right when traveling south on County Road 75. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 117 County Road 68, Clopton AL 36317, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Wiregrass.

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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lawrenceville / Lawrenceville Academy (approx. 6.3 miles away); Bethel Primitive Baptist Church (approx. 6.6

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miles away); Blue Springs School 1920-1969 (approx. 6.7 miles away); Rosa Parks Lived Here (approx. 6.9 miles away); Henry County Training School (approx. 7 miles away); Pea River Electric Membership Corporation (approx. 7.7 miles away); Green Valley Missionary Baptist Church (approx. 7.7 miles away); Peniel Baptist Church (approx. 8.1 miles away).

Photographed by Mark Hilton, February 16, 2014

2. Marker Area

Credits. This page was last revised on July 9, 2020. It was originally submitted on February 17, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,083 times since then and 60 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 17, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.