Historic Markers Across Alabama
Ebenezer Hearn 1794-1862
Marker ID: |
AHA |
Location: |
intersection of College Street and Church Street, Blountsville, Alabama |
County: |
Blount |
Coordinates: |
N 34° 4.836 W 086° 35.358 |
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34.0806 -86.5893 |
Style: |
Free Standing ** |
Waymark: |
WMCYXQ
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Text:
Methodist Missionary. First minister assigned to Alabama Territory by Tennessee Conference. Hearn preached his first sermon two blocks west at Bear Meat Cabin (present Bountsville), April 18, 1818. He later organized churches in Shelby, Saint Clair, Jefferson, Tuscaloosa, and Cotaco (present Morgan) counties; this is the beginning of Methodism in central Alabama.
End of Ebenezer Hearn 1794-1862
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