Hopkinsville in Christian County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

First Presbyterian

Photographed by Shane Oliver, January 12, 2021

1. First Presbyterian Marker

Inscription. Organized in 1813, traditionally by the Rev. Gideon Blackburn, a pioneer minister and missionary to the Cherokee Indians. Present church building, not including later additions, was built during the period 1848-1852. Used as a hospital during severe epidemic that swept the camp of Confederates under Col. Nathan Bedford Forrest through the winter of 1861-62.

Erected 1967 by the Kentucky Historical Society Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 1045.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Religion & Religious Structures • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1813.

Location. 36° 51.868′ N, 87° 29.206′ W. Marker is in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, in Christian County. It can be reached from the intersection of East 9th Street (Kentucky Route 109) and Liberty Street. Marker is on the lawn on left side front of church obscured by a tree. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 303 East 9th Street, Hopkinsville KY 42240, United

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States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s Jackson Purchase.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the 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: U.S. Post Office Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Hotel Latham (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Peace Park (about 600 feet away); Grace Episcopal Church (about 700 feet away); Ted Poston "Dean of Black Journalists" (approx. 0.2 miles away); Courthouse Burned (approx. 0.2 miles away); Confederate Memorial Fountain (approx. 0.2 miles away); County Named, 1797 (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hopkinsville.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 1, 2015

2. First Presbyterian Marker

Front of First Presbyterian Church. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 1, 2015

3. Front of First Presbyterian Church.

Front and side of First Presbyterian Church. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 1, 2015

4. Front and side of First Presbyterian Church.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 10, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 23, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 764 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on May 10, 2021, by Shane Oliver of Richmond, Virginia. 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 23, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.