Red Oak Presbyterian Church | |
Location | Cemetery Rd., Ripley, Ohio |
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Coordinates | 38°47′43″N83°47′44″W / 38.79528°N 83.79556°W Coordinates: 38°47′43″N83°47′44″W / 38.79528°N 83.79556°W |
Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
Built | 1817 |
NRHP reference No. | 82003547 [1] |
Added to NRHP | June 17, 1982 |
Red Oak Presbyterian Church is a historic church on Cemetery Road in Ripley, Ohio.
The church was founded in 1798 and was the first church in Brown County. Its building, constructed in 1817, is a one-story vernacular stone building associated with southern Ohio abolitionist Reverend James Gilliland. [2]
Gilliland, along with Ripley reverend John Rankin and West Union reverend Dwyer Burgess, is claimed to have assisted hundreds of escaped slaves, and also preached and held rallies about abolition. [2]
The church is listed on the American Presbyterian/Reformed Historic Sites Registry.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [1]
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