Berea in Madison County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Church of Christ, Union

Photographed by Christopher Light, June 21, 2008

1. Church of Christ, Union Marker

Inscription. Founded 1853 by the Rev. John G. Fee of Bracken County on the invitation of local citizens and Cassius M. Clay, who projected an antislavery community here. Open in full equality to all races and nonsectarian, the church had a leading part in establishment of Berea College 1855 and in cause of racial equality in this area.

Erected 1983 by Kentucky Historical Society. (Marker Number 1767.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • Civil Rights • Education • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1853.

Location. 37° 34.294′ N, 84° 17.325′ W. Marker is in Berea, Kentucky, in Madison County. It is at the intersection of Main Street S and Prospect Street (Kentucky Route 21) on Main Street S. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Berea KY 40403, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Battle of Richmond Knocked at Berea's Door (approx. half a mile away); Middletown Consolidated School (approx. 1.1 miles away); Site of Boyhood Home of Red Foley / Clyde Julian "Red" Foley (approx.

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1.4 miles away); Kentucky's Earliest Artforms (approx. 2.1 miles away); Berea – A Birthplace of the Handicraft Revival (approx. 2.1 miles away); Daniel Boone's Trail (approx. 3.3 miles away); Site of Starns' Defeat (approx. 4.4 miles away); Encampment at Bobtown / Engagment at Bobtown / Advance to Kingston (approx. 4½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Berea.

Another marker is no longer nearby. For Mountain Youth (was about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Also see . . . History page from Union Church. (Submitted on January 4, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.)

Church of Christ, Union and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Christopher Light, June 21, 2008

2. Church of Christ, Union and Marker

Photographed by Christopher Light, June 21, 2008

3. Church of Christ, Union Marker

Church of Christ, Union image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Christopher Light, June 21, 2008

4. Church of Christ, Union

Credits. This page was last revised on January 4, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 30, 2008, by Christopher Light of Valparaiso, Indiana. This page has been viewed 1,838 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 30, 2008, by Christopher Light of Valparaiso, Indiana. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.