Sulphur Spring Baptist Church

Sulphur Spring Baptist Church (HM10U6)

Location: Prospect, VA 23960 Prince Edward County
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Country: United States of America
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N 37° 16.333', W 78° 35.426'

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According to local tradition, the Sulphur Spring Baptist Church was founded in 1867, when services were held in a brush arbor. During the Reconstruction period, formerly enslaved African Americans formed congregations throughout the South similar to this church. By 1876 a log structure had been built and in that year the congregation purchased the one-acre tract of land on which it stood. The founding members of the church included Phillip Harris, William Wright, Alex Scott, William Green, and Daniel Carter. The first frame structure was built in 1900 and used until 1914 when the original part of the current church was constructed.
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HM NumberHM10U6
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Marker NumberM 30
Year Placed2001
Placed ByDepartment of Historic Resources
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Date Added Friday, September 19th, 2014 at 10:58am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 713643 N 4127792
Decimal Degrees37.27221667, -78.59043333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 16.333', W 78° 35.426'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 16' 19.98" N, 78° 35' 25.56" W
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Area Code(s)434
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 707 Co Rd 657, Prospect VA 23960, US
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