Bolivar in Hardeman County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

St. James Episcopal Church

One Block

Photographed by Ken Smith, April 11, 2009

1. St. James Episcopal Church Marker

Inscription. Organized April 17, 1834. The Present edifice, completed 1870 and consecrated by Bishop Charles T. Quintard, replaced a brick building built in 1840. The memorial window for Gen. Otho F. Strahl and Lt. John Marsh, both killed in the Battle of Franklin, was given by Quintard from sale of a fine horse given him by Strahl before the battle.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 4C 23.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical date for this entry is April 17, 1863.

Location. 35° 15.378′ N, 88° 59.374′ W. Marker is in Bolivar, Tennessee, in Hardeman County. It is at the intersection of Market Street (U.S. 64) and Washington Street, on the right when traveling west on Market Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bolivar TN 38008, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in West Tennessee.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

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: Bolivar (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Hardeman County Veterans Memorial (about 600 feet away); Hardeman County Confederate Memorial (about 600 feet away); The Columns

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(about 700 feet away); John Houston Bills (approx. 0.2 miles away); Polk Cemetery (approx. 0.4 miles away); Trail of Tears Cherokee Removal 1838 (approx. ¾ mile away); Old Hatchie Town (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bolivar.

St. James Episcopal Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Ken Smith, April 11, 2009

2. St. James Episcopal Church

Photographed by Ken Smith, April 11, 2009

3. St. James Episcopal Church

223 W. Lafayette Street, Bolivar, Tennessee 38008

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on January 19, 2012, by Ken Smith of Milan, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 793 times since then and 24 times this year. Last updated on March 20, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 19, 2012, by Ken Smith of Milan, Tennessee. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.