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

Thompson Chapel

American Methodist Episcopal Zion Church

Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 6, 2014

1. Thompson Chapel A.M.E. Church Marker

Inscription. Organized c. 1872 by Rev. John Ford, Tom Isaiah, Julius Crockrum, Daniel Billingslea, Fannie Bryant, Charity Harris, Sarah Chambers and others, and named for presiding Bishop J. P. Thompson. This congregation first met in a house near the oil mill and later at a grape arbor on Torbert Street. Sanctuary erected 1878, remodeled 1911 and annex built 1962.

Erected 1979 by the congregation Pastor and Presiding Elder: A. L. Wilson, D. D. Bishop: Arthur Marshall, Jr.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1872.

Location. 32° 38.603′ N, 85° 22.231′ W. Marker is in Opelika, Alabama, in Lee County. It is at the intersection of Columbus Parkway (Alabama Route 38) and South 6th Street, on the right when traveling east on Columbus Parkway. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 187 Columbus Parkway, Opelika AL 36801, 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 walking distance of this marker: Barbara H. Patton (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Barbara H. Patton Southside Center for the Arts (approx. 0.2 miles away); J.W. Darden High School (approx. 0.2 miles away); Former Site of J. W. Darden High School

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(approx. ¼ mile away); Lee County Confederate Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); First Baptist Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); Killgore Scholarships / Some Terms of Scholarships (approx. half a mile away); George W. Andrews Federal Building and United States Courthouse (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Opelika.

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Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 6, 2014

2. Thompson Chapel A.M.E. Church

Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 6, 2014

3. Thompson Chapel A.M.E. Church

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 6, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,272 times since then and 95 times this year. Last updated on July 7, 2014, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 6, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.