Athens in Limestone County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Athens First Presbyterian Church

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, August 23, 2009

1. Athens First Presbyterian Church Marker

Inscription. This church was organized in 1829 as a Cumberland Presbyterian church by the Revs. Robert Donnell, John Morgan and Allen Gipson.

After first using an interdenominational building, a church was built on West Washington street in 1852. This was badly damaged during the Civil War and worshippers met at the Baptist Church. Sufficient money was raised to begin the building of the present church, "On the Square", which was completed in 1895, less than ten years before this church joined the majority to merge into the United Presbyterian Church. In this church in 1982, commissioners from the UPC and the PCUS Presbyteries voted to merge in the first joint meeting of the two Presbyteries. The resulting Presbytery was called the North Alabama Union Presbytery.

Erected by Given in Honor of Jeane and Alge Nazaretian, Friends of the Church, By their Children, Jeanne N. Smith, Dr. Angie Nazaretian and Peter N. Nazaretian.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1829.

Location. 34° 48.16′ N, 86° 58.328′ W. Marker is in Athens, Alabama, in Limestone County. It is at the intersection of South Jefferson Street and West Washington Street

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, on the right when traveling south on South Jefferson Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 112 South Jefferson Street, Athens AL 35611, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Alabama

and in the Huntsville Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. 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 original Cherokee Nation,

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: Athens Sacked and Plundered (a few steps from this marker); West Side of Square (within shouting distance of this marker); James Edwin Horton, Jr. (within shouting distance of this marker); Courthouse and Poor Farm Fence (within shouting distance of this marker); Athens, Alabama (within shouting distance of this marker); Judge David Lee Rosenau, Jr. (within shouting distance of this marker); Limestone County Courthouse Bell (within shouting distance of this marker); A County Older Than the State (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Athens.

Athens First Presbyterian Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, August 23, 2009

2. Athens First Presbyterian Church

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, August 2, 2020

3. Athens First Presbyterian Church Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 4, 2020. It was originally submitted on March 25, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 1,905 times since then and 16 times this year. Last updated on July 13, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 25, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. 3. submitted on August 3, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.