Tuscumbia Shed Church
This church was located close to what is now downtown Tuscumbia. The original buildings were cotton gins sheds. It has been said that these cotton gin sheds were used as a church as far back as the year 1870. The church served as a place of worship for African Americans of all Christian denomination...
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Cultural resources Tuscumbia Shed Church Sam Keiser, University of North Alabama |
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Cultural resources Colbert County Alabama; Tuscumbia Alabama; church; African American Church; African American History; Tuscumbia Shed Church |
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This church was located close to what is now downtown Tuscumbia. The original buildings were cotton gins sheds. It has been said that these cotton gin sheds were used as a church as far back as the year 1870. The church served as a place of worship for African Americans of all Christian denominations. This was in part due African American parishioners not having churches to call their own. The location of the church was originallyon a hill that now serves as the Basden Bus Company parking lot. |
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Tuscumbia Shed ChurchSam Keiser, University of North AlabamaColbert County Alabama; Tuscumbia Alabama; church; African American Church; African American History; Tuscumbia Shed ChurchThis church was located close to what is now downtown Tuscumbia. The original buildings were cotton gins sheds. It has been said that these cotton gin sheds were used as a church as far back as the year 1870. The church served as a place of worship for African Americans of all Christian denominations. This was in part due African American parishioners not having churches to call their own. The location of the church was originallyon a hill that now serves as the Basden Bus Company parking lot.Alabama Cultural Resource SurveyAlabama Cultural Resource SurveyNovember 30, 2015https://omeka.lib.auburn.edu/items/show/1563Arthur Graves interview by Sam Keiser. November 11, 2015
McWilliams, John L. Tuscumbia. Charleston, S.C., South Carolina: Arcadia Pub. 2012. 35 |
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Tuscumbia Shed Church |
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Tuscumbia Shed Church |
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Sam Keiser, University of North Alabama |
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Sam Keiser, University of North Alabama |
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