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Opelika in Lee County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
 

Lebanon Methodist Meeting House

 
 
Lebanon Meeting House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 6, 2014
1. Lebanon Meeting House Marker
Inscription.
Here
in 1837 was
Lebanon
A Methodist
meeting house
around which grew up
Opelika

 
Erected by the Martha Wales Jefferson Chapter, D.A.R.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial SitesReligion & Religious StructuresSettlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1837.
 
Location. 32° 37.518′ N, 85° 22.037′ W. Marker is in Opelika, Alabama, in Lee County. It is at the intersection of Old Columbus Road and Edwards Road, on the left when traveling south on Old Columbus Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 202 Old Columbus Road, Opelika AL 36804, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Alabama and in Greater Columbus. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Camp Opelika (approx. Ό mile away); Barbara H. Patton (approx. 1.2 miles away); The Barbara H. Patton Southside Center for the Arts (approx. 1.2 miles away); Thompson Chapel (approx. 1.3 miles away); Darden House (approx. 1.3 miles away); Old Rosemere Cemetery (approx. 1.3
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miles away); African-American Rosemere Cemetery (approx. 1.4 miles away); New Rosemere Cemetery (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Opelika.
 
Lebanon Meeting House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 6, 2014
2. Lebanon Meeting House Marker
Marker Area image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 6, 2014
3. Marker Area
Old Lebanon Methodist Church Cemetery (Behind Marker) image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 6, 2014
4. Old Lebanon Methodist Church Cemetery (Behind Marker)
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2018. It was originally submitted on July 6, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,086 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 6, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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Jun. 12, 2026