Wetumpka in Autumn is a photograph by Norma Brandsberg which was uploaded on November 13th, 2020.
Wetumpka in Autumn
A beautiful scene looking off in the distance toward this beautiful little church in Wetumpka, the First Presbyterian Church set un the banks of the... more
Title
Wetumpka in Autumn
Artist
Norma Brandsberg
Medium
Photograph
Description
A beautiful scene looking off in the distance toward this beautiful little church in Wetumpka, the First Presbyterian Church set un the banks of the Coosa River and the Bibb Graves Bridge .
First Presbyterian Church, the Carpenter Gothic structure was built by a local builder in 1856 at a cost of $2,300. It featured a Gothic Revival exterior and a Greek Revival interior. The finished building was dedicated on June 14, 1857. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.
Notable past members included the secessionist Congressman William Lowndes Yancey and Alabama's 11th governor Benjamin Fitzpatrick. The Wetumpka Light Guard departed for service in the Confederate States Army from the church's lawn in 1861. Following the American Civil War, Senator John H. Bankhead was married here to Tallulah James Brockman.
The historic church building was destroyed by an EF2 tornado on January 19, 2019. On January 22, 2019, Pastor Jonathan Yarboro stated that the first step will be to salvage anything that is left and that the congregation is committed to rebuilding the church as it was before the storm.
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November 13th, 2020
Comments (125)
Gary F Richards
Outstanding autumn composition, lighting, shading, color and artwork! F/L voted for this piece in the contest AUTUMN - SCENES FROM A BEACH GROUP
Rebecca Herranen
So beautiful it hardly looks like a real place
Norma Brandsberg replied:
I think it looks like New England. There is no way I would have thought it was in Alabama.
Alex Mir
Congratulations, Norma! Your outstanding Wetumpka Photograph is now featured in the 100 Favorite group! L/F/Ig
Jan Mulherin
Congratulations!! This stunning image has been selected to be featured for the week in the “Art Forever with You – Creative and Unique Outdoor Images” Group Home Page. You are welcome to add a preview of this featured image to the group’s discussion post titled “2021 May: Stunning Group Featured Images and Thank-you’s” for a permanent display within the group, to share this achievement with others. Also feel free to post your feature on our group Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/296998814248643/ Thank you for your participation in the group! ~Jan (May 4, 2021)
Murray Rudd
Congratulations on being featured in the FAA Group 'Off the Beaten Path.' To ensure your feature remains available over time, post your featured image(s) in the Group's 'Thanks for the Feature / Image Archive.' l/f and p if you allow pinning (www.pinterest.ca/tendrelimages/off-the-beaten-path/)
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