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Title
Church Spring and School Marker
Subject
Historical Markers; Florence, AL; Lauderdale County, AL
Description
This historic marker is located at the intersection of W. Spring Street and S. Pine Street on W. Spring Street, Florence, Alabama.
The text on the marker reads: "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."
The text on the marker reads: "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."
Creator
Dylan Tucker, University of North Alabama
Source
“Church Springs and School Marker”. Accessed 09/28/2015. http://www.lat34north.com/historicmarkersal/
Publisher
Alabama Cultural Resource Survey
Date
Late 1900s
Type
Text