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(March 1993) Bethel Church. 15 miles
west of Port Gibson on SH-552. One of
the few remaining landmarks associated with the battle of Port Gibson.
Late afternoon of April 30, 1863 the vanguard of the Union army passed by Bethel Church
enroute to Port Gibson. While marching by, some of the trigger-happy
soldiers shot at the steeple. Site Marker: Bethel Church C. 1845.
Greek Revival. The original congregation of the Bethel Presbyterian Church
organized in 1826 under the direction of Dr. Jeremiah Chamberlain,
constructed this building in the mid 1840s. On the interior, ornamentation
is completely lacking. The use of pilasters on the exterior is an
interesting feature as are the simplified hood molds, normally found only
on Gothic Revival buildings. Renovations have occurred over the years and
the original slave gallery has been removed. A tornado (1943) destroyed the
sharply pointed steeple
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(March 2003)
Bethel Church
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(March 2003) Intersection of Old
Rodney Road and SH-552, south of Bethel Church. The vanguard of the Federal
army turned left here after passing the church
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(March 2003) One of the many
narrow turns of Old Rodney Road
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