St. John The Baptist Episcopal Church

With expansion of settlement away from coastal areas in the early 18th century, there was a growing need for houses of worship to be located nearer to the homes of the settlers. In the spring of 1728, a frame chapel ...

St. John the Baptist Church

In 1868, the original Old Village Presbyterian Church, which stood on this location, was purchased by Charles A. Murphey. The property was donated to the Catholic Diocese of Wilmington, and the church was named St. Patrick's. It became a mission ...

St. John the Baptist Catholic Church

Founded 1857

Marker is at the intersection of Sibley Street and Natomas Street, on the right when traveling east on Sibley Street.

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St. John The Baptist Catholic Church

Erected 1845, tower and bell added 1888-1900

The first meeting of Catholics in Tuscaloosa was held in 1819. The first parochial school was opened in 1863. St. Paul’s Church, Birmingham, dedicated 1872, and churches in Selma, Blocton and Reform began as ...