Primitive Baptist Church of Sweeten's Cove

	Primitive Baptist Church of Sweeten's Cove
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Nearest city	South Pittsburg, Tennessee
Coordinates	35°4′15″N 85°46′48″W / 35.07083°N 85.78000°W
Area	0.6 acres (0.24 ha)
Built	1853
Architectural style	Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.	83003050
Added to NRHP	June 30, 1983

Primitive Baptist Church of Sweeten's Cove is a historic Primitive Baptist church in Marion County, Tennessee, located in the Sweeten's Cove area in the Sequatchie Valley, about 7 miles (11 km) north of South Pittsburg.

Sweeten's Cove, which is identified as Sweeden's Cove in some old maps and documents, was an area of early settlement, primarily by members of the Beene (Bean) and Raulston (Roulston) families.^[2] The church was established around 1821 as Union Primitive Baptist Church. It adopted its current name in 1834. The church building was completed in 1853.^[1]

On June 4, 1862, Sweeten's Cove was the site of a minor battle between Union Army forces under General James Negley and a Confederate cavalry unit led by Colonel John Adams. Twenty unidentified Confederate soldiers who died in the battle are buried in the Bean-Roulston Cemetery, which is about 0.7 miles (1.1 km) north of the church.^[3]

The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.^[1]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ Smallwood, Kelly (2013). "Off the Beaten Path in Marion County, TN" (PDF). TAG Caver. 4 (4, Winter 2013). Sewanee Mountain Grotto.
^ "Bean-Roulston Cemetery". Southeast Tennessee Tourism Association. Archived from the original on October 7, 2008. Retrieved April 24, 2016.

Further reading[edit]

Blevins, Jerry. 1987. Union Primitive Baptist Church Book, 1821-1868: Name Changed in 1834 to Sweeten's Cove Primitive Baptist Church, Marion County, Tennessee. 250 pages.

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

[2] Smallwood, Kelly (2013). "Off the Beaten Path in Marion County, TN" (PDF). TAG Caver. 4 (4, Winter 2013). Sewanee Mountain Grotto.

[3] "Bean-Roulston Cemetery". Southeast Tennessee Tourism Association. Archived from the original on October 7, 2008. Retrieved April 24, 2016.

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