Near Faunsdale in Marengo County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

St. Michael's Episcopal Churchyard

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 12, 2014

1. St. Michael's Episcopal Churchyard Marker

Inscription.
1844 - Dr. Thomas & Louisa Harrison gave acre of their Faunsdale Plantation for a log church designated Union Parish.
1852 - name changed to St. Michael’s Parish.
1855 - slave artisans Peter Lee and Joe Glasgow built Gothic Revival-style church.
1888 - church disassembled and moved to town of Faunsdale.
1932 - destroyed by tornado; much of the interior wood salvaged for new brick church building.

Northern part of churchyard has graves of slave communicants.

Oldest marked grave - Dr. Harrison - 1858.

Erected 2001 by Alabama Historical Association.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Alabama Historical Association series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1844.

Location. 32° 26.184′ N, 87° 36.542′ W. Marker is near Faunsdale, Alabama, in Marengo County. It is at the intersection of County Road 54 and County Route 59, on the right when traveling west on County Road 54. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Faunsdale AL 36738, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is 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 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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies

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: St. Michael's Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); Freetown (approx. 5.2 miles away); Church of the Holy Cross (approx. 5½ miles away); First Colored Missionary Baptist Church (approx. 5.8 miles away); Paulling Place Cemetery (approx. 6.2 miles away); Green Gables (approx. 6.4 miles away); Dr. Benjamin M. Duggar (approx. 7.4 miles away); St. Andrew’s Church (approx. 7.4 miles away).

Also see . . . Faunsdale Plantation. (Submitted on April 13, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

St. Michael's Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 12, 2014

2. St. Michael's Cemetery

St. Michael's Episcopal Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 12, 2014

3. St. Michael's Episcopal Cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on April 13, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,173 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 13, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.