County Line Baptist Church

County Line Baptist Church

County Line Baptist Church in 2011
Location East of Dudleyville, Alabama
Coordinates 32°55′4″N 85°35′23″W / 32.91778°N 85.58972°W / 32.91778; -85.58972Coordinates: 32°55′4″N 85°35′23″W / 32.91778°N 85.58972°W / 32.91778; -85.58972
Area 5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built 1890
NRHP Reference # 82002001[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP August 19, 1982
Designated ARLH January 14, 1980[2]

County Line Baptist Church is a historic church east of Dudleyville, Alabama. The church was first organized on May 2, 1835 in the frontier home of William C. Morgan. Morgan purchased the two acre site from Creek Indians and contributed it to the church.[3] The current church building on the site was built in 1890 has been in continuous use and remained virtually unaltered since its construction.

The Church was added to the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage on January 14, 1980 and the National Register of Historic Places on August 19, 1982.[1][2]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (March 13, 2009). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Retrieved March 10, 2014.
  2. 1 2 "The Alabama Register of Landmarks & Heritage" (PDF). preserveala.org. Alabama Historical Commission. June 21, 2013. Archived from the original on December 24, 2013. Retrieved March 10, 2014.
  3. ↑ Mertins, Ellen; Zana H. Wooddy (June 14, 1982). "County Line Baptist Church" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form. National Park Service. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 10, 2014. Retrieved March 10, 2014. See also:
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