Glasgow in Barren County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

First Presbyterian Church

Photographed by Duane Hall, August 9, 2015

1. First Presbyterian Church Marker

Inscription. Congregation formed ca. 1802, when Isaac Robertson, a member, donated lot for log structure erected here. Rev. John Howe was first minister. Present Gothic Revival sanctuary built ca. 1853. Church’s style of architecture features Tudor-arched window and door openings and brick pilasters. Site of town’s oldest cemetery located behind church.
Presented by Church Memorial Committee

Erected 1995 by Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 1951.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1802.

Location. 36° 59.659′ N, 85° 54.683′ W. Marker is in Glasgow, Kentucky, in Barren County. It is at the intersection of S. Broadway Street and E. Washington Street, on the right when traveling north on S. Broadway Street. Marker is located on the west side of the church grounds. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 200 E Washington St, Glasgow KY 42141, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s Mammoth Cave Country

and in the Pennyroyal Region.

It is also in the American 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

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Barren County World War II Monument (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct

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line); Our Confederate Dead (about 500 feet away); 623rd Field Artillery Battalion (about 600 feet away); Barren County's Medal of Honor Winners (about 600 feet away); Barren County, 1798 (about 600 feet away); Franklin Gorin (about 600 feet away); Prisoners of War (about 600 feet away); Barren County Revolutionary War Soldiers (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Glasgow.

First Presbyterian Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, August 9, 2015

2. First Presbyterian Church

Marker on West Side of Church Grounds image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, August 9, 2015

3. Marker on West Side of Church Grounds

View to southeast across S. Broadway Street

View to Northeast Along S. Broadway Street image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, August 9, 2015

4. View to Northeast Along S. Broadway Street

Marker is on right (east) side of street

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 3, 2015, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 655 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 3, 2015, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.