Providence Methodist Church & Schoolhouse

Providence Methodist Church & Schoolhouse (HM1HCR)

Location: Midway, AL 36053 Barbour County
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Country: United States of America
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N 32° 0.937', W 85° 18.687'

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In 1828, Reverend John Wesley Norton left his native South Carolina with his family and a wagon train of followers, crossed into the Creek Indian Nation and just into the edge of what was then Pike County, settling near the present town of Clayton, Alabama. He was then in the bounds of, or in proximity to, the Chattahoochee Circuit of the Methodist Episcopal Church and was quite an acquisition to the young and struggling circuit in that newly settled section on the borders of the Indian tribes.

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In 1835, Rev. John Wesley Norton located near Batesville and established the Providence Methodist Church and School which thrived for many years until his death in 1862. Located four miles south, only the Providence Cemetery remains where Rev. Norton, his wife Nancy Phillips Norton, and many of his church members and neighbors rest in peace. He was a man of few tears, solid piety, true benevolence and spotless character. He was a real pioneer and his death inflicted an irreparable loss upon those he left behind.
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HM NumberHM1HCR
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Year Placed1997
Placed ByThe Historic Chattahoochee Commission and the Norton Family Association
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Monday, September 29th, 2014 at 12:11pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 659475 N 3543412
Decimal Degrees32.01561667, -85.31145000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 32° 0.937', W 85° 18.687'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds32° 0' 56.22" N, 85° 18' 41.22" W
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Area Code(s)334
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling East
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 2469-2493 AL-6, Midway AL 36053, US
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