County Line Baptist Church

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County Line Baptist Church
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LocationEast of Dudleyville, Alabama
Coordinates 32°55′4″N85°35′23″W / 32.91778°N 85.58972°W / 32.91778; -85.58972 Coordinates: 32°55′4″N85°35′23″W / 32.91778°N 85.58972°W / 32.91778; -85.58972
Area5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built1890
NRHP reference No. 82002001 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPAugust 19, 1982
Designated ARLHJanuary 14, 1980 [2]

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