White Oak Pond Church

White Oak Pond Church (HM1A6O)

Location: Richmond, KY 40475 Madison County
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Country: United States of America
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N 37° 44.2', W 84° 20.167'

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Original log church built here by 1790 became worship and community center for settlement of Milford, first county seat. Named for early minister J. R. Pond, church joined Tates Creek Baptist Assoc. in 1802. In the Civil War, J. R. Pond's nephew, Lt. Col. John Griffin Pond, fought for the Union, then later led forces against Ku Klux Klan. Presented by C.Y.F. Youth in memory of Bill Whitaker, Jr.

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In 1827, county's first temperance society began here, where Nancy Irvine delivered first temperance talk for women in Kentucky and perhaps America. White Oak Pond and others joined Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) revival movement, 1830. In 1869, log church was disassembled and its hand-hewn timbers used to build present Greek Revival structure.
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HM NumberHM1A6O
Series This marker is part of the Kentucky: Kentucky Historical Society series
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Marker Number1979
Year Placed1996
Placed ByKentucky Historical Society-Kentucky Department of Highways
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Monday, September 22nd, 2014 at 5:44pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 734737 N 4179939
Decimal Degrees37.73666667, -84.33611667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 44.2', W 84° 20.167'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 44' 12.00" N, 84° 20' 10.02" W
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Area Code(s)859
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1250-1268 Barnes Mill Rd, Richmond KY 40475, US
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