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Pine Ridge Presbyterian Church

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Nearest city
  
Natchez, Mississippi

Built
  
1829

Added to NRHP
  
December 13, 1979

Area
  
5.7 acres (2.3 ha)

NRHP Reference #
  
79001296

Pine Ridge Presbyterian Church

Architectural style
  
Colonial Revival, Federal, Colonial Revival

Pine Ridge Church (Pine Ridge Presbyterian Church) is a historic church in Pine Ridge, Mississippi, north of Natchez.

The church was started by the Evangelist Rev James Smylie in 1807 as the Washington Presbyterian Church. Washington was that time the Territorial Capital of the old Southwest territory. In 1808 the church moved to a rural community and the name changed to Salem Church. It is the oldest Presbyterian congregation in Mississippi. In 1827 the name was changed to Pine Ridge Presbyterian Church. It was built in 1829 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. In 1908 a tornado destroyed the first building. Pine Ridge is a member of the Presbyterian Church in America.

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Pine Ridge Presbyterian Church Wikipedia