Near Pleasant Hill in Dallas County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Mount Carmel Church
Photographed By Mark Hilton, July 30, 2014
1. Mount Carmel Church Marker
Inscription.
Mount Carmel Church. . A Cumberland Presbyterian church named Mt. Pleasant was organized here about 1821 by Rev. William James Moor, a missionary from the Elk Presbytery of Tennessee. Renamed Mount Carmel in 1827, this church provided early leadership for the Ala. Presbytery of the C.P. Church. The present structure was built in 1852. Pleasant Hill Presbyterian Church, PCUS, was formed in 1873 and shared this building with Mount Carmel, which was defunct by 1900. Pleasant Hill Presbyterian Church, defunct by 1935, was dissolved in 1963. A Pleasant Hill Cemetery Assoc. was formed in 1972 to care for the churchyard.
A Cumberland Presbyterian church named Mt. Pleasant was organized here about 1821 by Rev. William James Moor, a missionary from the Elk Presbytery of Tennessee. Renamed Mount Carmel in 1827, this church provided early leadership for the Ala. Presbytery of the C.P. Church. The present structure was built in 1852. Pleasant Hill Presbyterian Church, PCUS, was formed in 1873 and shared this building with Mount Carmel, which was defunct by 1900. Pleasant Hill Presbyterian Church, defunct by 1935, was dissolved in 1963. A Pleasant Hill Cemetery Assoc. was formed in 1972 to care for the churchyard.
Erected 2004 by the South Dallas Historical Preservation Association & the Alabama Historical Association.
Location. 32° 9.931′ N, 86° 54.494′ W. Marker is near Pleasant Hill, Alabama, in Dallas County. Marker is on County Road 12, 0.1 miles east of County Road 7, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3098 Dallas County 12, Sardis AL 36775, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 13 miles of this
Also see . . . Wikipedia entry. (Submitted on July 30, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)
Photographed By Mark Hilton, July 30, 2014
2. Old Mount Carmel Church (defunct)
Photographed By Mark Hilton, July 30, 2014
3. Side of old Mount Carmel Church & cemetery (Church defunct)
Photographed By Mark Hilton, July 30, 2014
4. Commemorative Bell at Church
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5. Mount Carmel Church Marker Area
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