Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church

Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church is a Tennessee historical marker in TN Church, Rutherford County.

8151 Hant Hollow Road, Rockvale, TN Church

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In 1800, Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church was organized on this site by settlers from North Carolina under the leadership of Pastor Marimon Landrum. It was one of the original churches in the county. The original log building with 12 corners for the 12 apostles, served for 67 years and was replaced by a frame structure. In 1832, the congregation split between Missionary and Primitive Baptist. Both worshipped here until the current auditorium was built in 1904. The cemetery contains the graves of many early settlers including the founding pastor and numerous Civil War veterans.

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1794 · Map of the Tennessee Government. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1795 · Map of The Tennassee (sic) Government. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1796 · Map of The Tennassee (sic) Government. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1797 · Tennassee Government. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1814 · Kentucky (Mathew Carey, 1814) (Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church

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