Wetumpka Park Motorcycle Sculpture
by Norma Brandsberg
Title
Wetumpka Park Motorcycle Sculpture
Artist
Norma Brandsberg
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
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In the distance is a this little Wetumpka church, the First Presbyterian Church set on the banks of the Coosa River and the Bibb Graves Bridge . In the foreground is a town park and piece of motorcycle art piece.
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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October 30th, 2023
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