Mt. Zion Baptist Church

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by Ron Thomas The HCHG dedicated its first historical marker in a ceremony at Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Haleburg on July 24, 2004.  Located on Stovall Drive, the historic church was established and the building erected in 1871 by freed slaves.  The church structure stands today in much the same form as when it was build, and many…

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Oakey Grove Cemetery

Surveyed by Barbara Sherrard Documentation for this record has been achieved through headstones, census records, and family histories. Any additions or corrections, please e-mail me at [email protected] Allen, Charlie Vinson- b. March 10, 1885—d. May 06, 1973 (Husband of Jennie Rachel Whitehead; Children: Loyd S., Robert Benjamin, Charley, Julia, Annie Lee, and Thomas; parents: V. Charles & Mary Allen)…

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Henry County Grave Shelters

Siftings, from Page 4-A It is said this shed was erected by Mr. Bo Harris to shade his first wife and son, Bob, from the harsh elements of weather, including the hot cotton field sun. Today, the grave shed custom has all but disappeared from Henry County cemeteries.  As these sheleters aged, weakened and collapsed, families seldom rebuilt them. …

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Newville, Alabama Churches

These are churches located in an around Newville, Alabama. First Baptist Church* Lodge St. Newville Baptist Church Co. Rd. 7, one block from Co. HWY 173, one block from town. 1876, a group of Baptist met under a bush arbor. 1881, a log building was constructed about five hundred yards from the present church. The building was called Center…

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Henry County, Alabama Churches

These are churches located in an around Headland, Alabama. Adoniram Baptist Church Co. Rd. 65 South west of Hardwickburg. Adoniram Baptist Church went though many name changes. First it was the Yatta Abbey Baptist Church, one of the older churches in the county. Records show it to be in existence in 1842. It was a log structure some where…

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Headland, Alabama Churches

First Baptist Church Headland

These are churches located in an around Headland, Alabama. Christian Life Church Located in the Opus Nostrum Theater, 115 West Church St. Church of Jesus Christ No information Rock Creek No information First Baptist Church* 311 W. Church St. First Baptist Church of Headland 301 E. Church St. Organized in 1867, as the Church of Christ at Bethlehem and…

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Haleburg, Alabama Churches

These are churches located in an around Edwin, Alabama. Antioch Baptist Church North of Haleburg on HWY 95 about 1 mile. The first building was destroyed by fire. A new building was built about ½ mile further up the road. In 1895, Antioch and Walnut Grove united to found The Haleburg Baptist Church. The building at Antioch was given…

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Edwin, Alabama Churches

These are churches located in an around Edwin, Alabama. Mount Edwin Primitive Baptist Church of Christ Edwin, AL. The church was constituted as a member of the Choctawhatchee Association District on the Eufaula-Ozark Wagon Train Road April 23, 1860. Edwin United Methodist Church About1890, records were destroyed by fire. The first structure stood in the present location until the…

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Abbeville, Alabama Churches

Churches located in and around Abbeville, Alabama Abbeville Church of Christ 154 Briarhill Rd. Abbeville Memorial Church of God In Christ* Pine St. 585-9444 Abbeville Outreach for Souls Holiness Church N. Trawick St. Abbeville United Methodist Church South Doswell. The church was established about 1825, as a mission of the Lawrenceville Circuit. The present church was erected in 1850….

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Snodgrass Hill – Chickamauga

by Steve Parrish “The dead and wounded lay in heaps, literally piled upon each other…” Many of the soldiers from our area fought with the 60th Alabama Infantry Regiment during the Civil War. Through the toils of war, they suffered greatly, and perhaps one of their most daunting task was in north Georgia near the Chickamauga Creek in November…

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