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Saint Mark’s Episcopal Church at Boligee, AL (built 1854, listed on the Alabama Register)

Antebellum, Churches and Cemeteries | Boligee in Greene County  

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This church was built in 1854 at the plantation community of The Fork of Greene located twelve miles southeast of Boligee.  The building was consecrated by Bishop Cobbs on April 28, 1858.  Twenty-five years later, it was carefully disassembled and moved by oxcart to its present location.  St. Mark’s at Boligee was consecrated on December 14, 1880.  The interior of the church is notable for its beautiful woodwork.  St. Mark’s Episcopal Church and Cemetery were listed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage on March 20, 2003.

This church is located on Demoville Street in Boligee approximately 200 yards south of the intersection of Demoville Street and Highway 11 (GPS coordinates 32.753611, -88.029249).

Source: StMark.Dioala.org.

Photographs courtesy of RuralSWAlabama.

Tags: alabama, antebellum, black belt, boligee, chapel, church, episcopal, greene county

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Welcome to rural southwest Alabama. This website is dedicated to twelve counties located in rural southwest Alabama which includes a large portion of Alabama’s Black Belt area. This region is known for its rich and diverse heritage, historic homes and churches, and natural beauty. This website contains details about historic and interesting places that you will find in this area of Alabama.

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