(Circa 1840-1895)
About 1849, African-Americans began holding religious services in a brick cow shed overlooking the town spring near the site. It was purchased in 1857 by the local Methodists for this congregation, with Robin Lightfoot, a slave as its pastor. In 1879, it was organized as St. Paul's African-American Methodist Episcopal Church. Children of slaves and freemen were taught here in early years. In 1866, the Freedmen's Bureau established a school for the children of African-Americans, probably at this location.| HM Number | HMUTH |
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| Placed By | Florence Historical Board Florence Alabama |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Friday, October 17th, 2014 at 7:03pm PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 16S E 438344 N 3850581 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 34.79558333, -87.67398333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 34° 47.735', W 87° 40.439' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 34° 47' 44.10" N, 87° 40' 26.34" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 256 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 217 Veterans Dr, Florence AL 35630, US |
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