Red Oak Presbyterian Church
Red Oak Presbyterian Church is a historic church on Cemetery Road in Ripley, Ohio.
Red Oak Presbyterian Church | |
 Front and side of the church | |
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| Location | Cemetery Rd., Ripley, Ohio |
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| Coordinates | 38°47′43″N 83°47′44″W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1817 |
| NRHP reference No. | 82003547[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 17, 1982 |
The church was founded in 1798 and was the first church in Brown County. Its building, constructed in 1817, is a one-story vernacular stone building associated with southern Ohio abolitionist Reverend James Gilliland.[2]
Gilliland, along with Ripley reverend John Rankin and West Union reverend Dwyer Burgess, is claimed to have assisted hundreds of escaped slaves, and also preached and held rallies about abolition.[2]
The church is listed on the American Presbyterian/Reformed Historic Sites Registry.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- Lorrie K. Owen, ed. (1999). Ohio Historic Places Dictionary, Volume 2. Somerset Publishers, Inc. p. 73. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
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