'We Remember': Walking Tour highlights local Revolutionary War veterans
Many prominent Floyd County families played a part in the development of Pine Creek Church. Among those families were Howards, Howerys, Moores, Dodds, Shortts, Coles, Dickersons, Grahams, Spanglers, and Shelors.
The Floyd County Historical Society (FCHS) is hosting two events within the past month to honor Revolutionary War veterans from Floyd County. The first – a walking tour at Pine Creek Primitive Baptist Church and Cemetery – takes place on Saturday, June 13.
FCHS President Gino Williams, a Floyd native and former mayor, will lead the walking tour at 10 a.m. Saturday at the site on Spangler Mill Road (SR 682), about half a mile from the intersection with US 221 N, Floyd.
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Pine Creek Primitive Baptist Church is one of the earliest churches established in Floyd County. The membership began to meet as early as 1795 and was established in the first church building on this property by 1804 in what was then Montgomery County. Originally the church had 55 members and continued to operate until well until the 20th century, though membership began to decline after 1990 until all the members had passed away.
Pine Creek Church was integrated by at least 1822. The first African-descended members were believed to have been enslaved people, though there were free persons of color living in the area by this time. On April 5, 1822, Alse Wells, enslaved by Richard Wells, was the first known African-American to become a member of the church.
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Many prominent Floyd County families played a part in the development of this church. Among those families were Howards, Howerys, Moores, Dodds, Shortts, Coles, Dickersons, Grahams, Spanglers, and Shelors.
The 1804 document transferring the property to the church stipulated that a graveyard be established. The cemetery’s history is intertwined with that of the church and significantly adds to its importance.
Pine Creek Primitive Baptist Church and its associated cemetery are historically significant sites in the formation and growth of Floyd County. The site is important in the social and religious history of the county.
The surviving church building on the property is a single-story, wood-framed structure assumed to have been constructed in the late 1800s, replacing earlier meeting houses. It features a 28 x 34-foot sanctuary, clear-finished pine floors, and random-width painted pine boards on the walls and ceiling.
The site is currently maintained under the care of the Floyd County Historical Preservation Trust.
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The next event at Pine Creek Church and Cemetery will be a wreath laying at the Daughters of the American Revolution Memorial on July 4.
