South Pittsburg Information

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South Pittsburg City Hall

Sequoyah Statue

Born 1760
Was a native American Indian who lived in area
Developed the Cherokee alphabet
Died 1843

Building erected 1919				302 W 3^rd St South Pittsburg, TN 37380 Organized 1876 Listed on the National Historic Register
Bethel M E Church	Calvary Baptist Church	Christ Church Episcopal		Christ Church Episcopal Church
				Organized 1891
Church of Christ	Church of Christ	Church of the Nazarene		Cumberland Presbyterian Church Building erected 1930
Established 1888				Organized 1880
First Baptist Church 5^th & Laurel Building dedicated 1955	Gospel Light Baptist Church	Grace Baptist Chrch		Holly Avenue United Methodist Church Building erected 1930

House of God Church	Midway Baptist Church	Mt Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church		No Name Church
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church			700 Holly Avenue South Pittsburg, TN

Primitive Baptist Church
(information submitted by C Millhiser- 2001)

Renovation project of South Pittsburg Historic Preservation Commission
Owen R Beene(1816-1895) had Angus McCrae build in 1886
Stones quarried in Sewanee and moved by horse and buggy some thirty miles to South Pittsburg
Example of late 19th century stone church architecture
After restoration, will be available to community for nonsectarian services, group meetings, weddings, cultural and artistic events


Randolph United Methodist Church	Richard City First Baptist Church	South Pittsburg Church of God 919 Cedar Avenue	South Pittsburg Primitive Baptist Church

Bean-Roulston Graveyard Historic Sign Soldiers who took part in every war beginning with the Revolution are buried in cemetery
Captain Robert Bean	Born in Virginia, 1750 Was a captain in the Indian Wars Became a companion of Daniel Boone Was a hero in Battle of King’s Mountain Died 1824
Jane Simmons Roulston	Born in Charleston, SC on March 27, 1783 Wife of Colonel James Roulston Died in Marion County, TN on May 12, 1870
Colonel Hanes Roulston	Born in August County, VA on June 16, 1772 Served as a representative in Knoxville, 1802 Died in Marion County, TN on August 7, 1844

	Building erected 1938
Richard Hardy Memorial School	South Pittsburg Elementary School	South Pittsburg High School 717 Elm Ave South Pittsburg 37380

Loyd Park			Named in honor of Mayor Lew Wilson Loyd Ball field Basketball court Playground Picnic area Tennis (4 lighted courts) Volleyball
Moore Park			Named in honor of Dr Hiram Beene Moore
William Leslie Kellerman Memorial Ball Field

1950	2,573
1960	4,130
1970	3,613
1980	3,636
1990	3,295


American Legion Post #62	Marion Lodge F & AM #515
South Pittsburg Historic Preservation Society

Established 1984
South Pittsburg United Pentecostal Church	Wesley United Methodist Church 300 Magnolia Av

	208 Elm Ave
Beene Pearson Library	South Pittsburg Public Library