Oakland United Methodist Church

Oakland United Methodist Church (HMJDH)

Location: Tanner, AL 35671 Limestone County
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Country: United States of America
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N 34° 39.478', W 86° 57.007'

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Generations of African~American families have worshiped here, beginning with services held under a brush arbor prior to the Civil War. In August of 1879, the land for the Oakland Methodist church was deeded to parishioners. In a wooden one-room building, they worshiped and operated their own private school, serving the surrounding communities and producing a number of ministers and educators. The Limestone County Board of Education took charge of the school in 1929 until it closed at the end of the 1952 school year. After the original structure was destroyed by a tornado, the Oakland Methodist Episcopal church - which became the Oakland United Methodist Church in 1972~was rebuilt. Renovations to the structure were completed in 1990.
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HM NumberHMJDH
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Placed ByAlabama Historical Association
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Date Added Monday, October 20th, 2014 at 7:53am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 504570 N 3835115
Decimal Degrees34.65796667, -86.95011667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 34° 39.478', W 86° 57.007'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds34° 39' 28.68" N, 86° 57' 0.42" W
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Area Code(s)256
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 6958-7000 US-31, Tanner AL 35671, US
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