Outbuilding, Pleasant Grove Camp Meeting Ground, Union County, North Carolina

Pleasant Grove Camp Meeting Ground (Mineral Springs, N.C.)

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Title:: Outbuilding, Pleasant Grove Camp Meeting Ground, Union County, North Carolina
Topics:: Architecture
Subjects:: Camp meetings
Outbuildings
Original Format:: Black and white print (photograph)
Extent:: 3 x 5 x 3-1/2 x 5 in.
Item identifier:: bh0161p03
Created Date:: 1962
Genre:: Architectural photographs
Location:: Union County (N.C.)
Digital Project:: Built Heritage

Repository:: Special Collections Research Center at NC State University Libraries
Collection:: Historic Architecture Research. Project Records (UA110.041) held by Special Collections Research Center at NC State University Libraries
Note field:: Not all materials from the physical collection may have been scanned. Images may have been enhanced for web access.
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Funding:: Digitization of this image was partially supported with federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources.

Provenance note:: Methodist congregation outgrown from the 1787 McWhirter Camp Ground
Architectural note:: Tradition attributes the roof form to carpenter George Winchester. The arbor was built with the assistance of church members and neighbors.
Historical note:: The meeting ground is one of largest of the Piedmont's campgrounds and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Location:: Mineral Springs (N.C.)
Subjects:: Camp sites, facilities, etc.
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