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Providence Church
TN 81 at Pleasant Grove Rd., Jonesborough,
TN ,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
36° 20' 6.599976",
-82° 34' 19.859988"
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Tennessee State
Historical Marker
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4 mi. S.W., this Presbyterian church was organized, 1780, by Rev. Samuel Doak. Hanover Presbytery met here Aug. 20, 1783, with Samuel Doak, Charles Cummins & Hezekiah Balch present. On Aug. 21 Rev. Sam Houston was ordained with Doak as moderator. The first Presbyterian minister to be ordained in Tenn., he later returned to Virginia.
Tennessee Historical Commission
Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00 |
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Providence Church Historical Marker Location Map, Jonesborough, Tennessee Map
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