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Montrose Presbyterian Church is a historic church on County Road 20 in Montrose, Mississippi, United States.

History

Montrose Presbyterian Church was organized in 1841, and the church building was constructed in 1907.[2] Land for the church and cemetery was donated by John Newton Waddel, who served as The University of Mississippi chancellor from 1865 to 1874.[2] In 1983, the church ceased as an organization.[2]

The church building was added to the National Register in 2003.[3]

Mississippi historian Cyril Edward Cain (1883–1963) is buried in Montrose Presbyterian Church Cemetery.[4]

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ a b c "Historical Markers in Newton and Jasper counties". MISSISSIPPI HISTORICAL MARKERS, MDAH. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
  3. ^ "Montrose Presbyterian Church|NATIONAL REGISTER DIGITAL ASSETS". npgallery.nps.gov. May 2003. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
  4. ^ Cain, Winton Burell. 1995. A Cain Connection, Maryland to Mississippi and Beyond (1686-1995). McDowell Publications, Utica, Kentucky.