Saint John AME Church Cemetery in Pittsview, Alabama

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Get directions Pittsview, Alabama, 36871 USA

Coordinates: 32.12123, -85.16812
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The Historic Chattahoochee Commission and the Russell County Historical Commission, 1949, Glennville Historic Marker: "One of the earliest white settlements in the ‘Old Creek Indian Nation.' James Elizabeth Glenn, who named the town and his brother Thompson Glenn, arrived in Glennville) in 1835, only to have to evaluate during the Indian uprisings of 1836, at which time all buildings were destroyed and the remaining settlers killed…. Glennville was resettled… (and) rapidly attracted settlers and their social and cultural standards caused Glennville to be known as "The Athens of the South."

"At its apex, (Glennville) had collegiate institutes, finishing schools, a military academy, classic churches and stately homes…. The failure to accept a railroad seen as ‘an intrusion on their way of living,' proved to be the herald of the town's demise."

(While the church/cemetery is part of the old community of Glennville, the postal service is located at Pittsview, Russell county, Alabama with zip of 36871. The church/cemetery is located on Continuation Road.)