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| Location | Lone Mountain Road, Springdale, Claiborne County, Tennessee |
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| Coordinates | 36°25′20″N83°31′28″W / 36.42222°N 83.52444°W |
| Area | 3 acres (1.2 ha) |
| Built | 1795 |
| NRHP reference No. | 75001739 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 29, 1975 |
Big Spring Union Church, also known as Big Springs Primitive Baptist Church, is a historic church in Springdale, Claiborne County, Tennessee.
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The church was built circa 1795 or 1796, and was known at first as Big Spring Meetinghouse. A Baptist church was organized at the site in 1800. During the Civil War, it served as a hospital for both Confederate and Union Army troops. [2]
It is one of the oldest church buildings in Tennessee that is still in active use as a church. [2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. [1] The church is on Lone Mountain Road, off Tennessee State Route 32. [1] [2] The Tennessee State Library and Archives holds a copy of the records of Big Spring Primitive Baptist Church for the years 1800 through 1948. [3]
