March 23, 2019
Everyone met at Coldwater Books and began boarding the trolley at 9:30AM.
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| Lt. Col. Arthur Graves talking to a couple of tourists |
The trolley was taking a group on a “Tour of the Faith of our Fathers” Historic Churches of Tuscumbia.
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| Ron Hudson said that the Georgian Gothic-style First Presbyterian Church was Alabama's oldest house of continual worship and where the Keller Family worshiped for over a century. Helen Keller was a Baptist here. Notable Tuscumbians that attended her were Brig. Gen. James Deshler, CSA; Alabama Governor Robert Burns Lindsay; Judge John Anthony Steele, delegate to the State Secession Convention; and Thomas Limerick, first mayor of Tuscumbia and original trustee of the church. |
We explored the architecture and history of the First Presbyterian Church, Lesley Temple, and First Baptist Church, three of Tuscumbia’s oldest churches, and how the faith of our fathers impacted the growth of Tuscumbia.
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| Lesley Temple (built around a log cabin, the original building) Mr. Graves is a devoted member of Lesley Temple C.M.E. Church, where he is proudly the oldest male member of the church. He serves on the Steward Board and is a Sunday school teacher. He is also the host of his Sunday morning radio program on WZZA. |
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| Lesley Temple (original light fixture from Presbyterian Church |
Our tour guides were Ron Hudson and Lt. Col. Arthur Graves, the oldest member of Lesley Temple, very knowledgeable about the history of Tuscumbia.
