Mount Zion Church (Big Sandy, Tennessee)

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Mount Zion Church
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Nearest city Big Sandy, Tennessee
Coordinates 36°10′41″N88°1′10″W / 36.17806°N 88.01944°W / 36.17806; -88.01944
Built1845
NRHP reference No. 73001752 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 2, 1973
Removed from NRHPJuly 17, 2012

The Mount Zion Church was a historic church building near Big Sandy, Tennessee, USA. It was a hewn log structure built in either 1812 [2] or 1845 [1] and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. It was removed from the National Register in 2012. [1]

This building, which is still standing, [2] might be confused with the extant Mt. Zion Church and Cemetery located approximately 20 miles north in Henry County, Tennessee.

History

The church building was a hewn log structure, approximately 18 feet (5.5 m) by 24 feet (7.3 m). [2] It was built to house a Baptist congregation organized by B. S. Browning. The date of its completion has been given as either 1812, as suggested by a photo of the sign on the building, [3] or as 1845 as listed in the National Register of Historic Places database. [1] The builders were Joe Arnold, Eligh Hollaman, James Garner and another unknown person. [3]

It was destroyed by fire in the early 1990s. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Sims, E. J. "Religion in Benton County Tennessee" . Retrieved February 24, 2013.
  3. 1 2 "Photo of Mt. Zion Church sign" . Retrieved February 24, 2013.