Record #:

6533

Author(s):

Ray, Charles

Abstract:

Longstreet Church, founded in 1758 by the people of Longstreet Community, now sits on land owned by Fort Bragg in Fayetteville. The church was active continuously until 1895, and then sporadically until 1918, when the U.S. government purchased the land, with the provision that the church and its cemetery would be protected and preserved. The church is all that remains of the once-thriving Scottish community of Longstreet.

Source:

Tar Heel (NoCar F 251 T37x), Vol. 7 Issue 5, Sept 1979, p37, il

Subject(s):

Churches--Fayetteville; Longstreet Presbyterian Church (Fort Bragg)

Record #:

15178

Author(s):

Tucker, Harry Z.

Abstract:

Longstreet fortunately stood within the confines of Fort Bragg and became a landmark that aviators trained their eyes to spot during practice operations. The Presbyterian Church was built sometime during the mid-18th-century and the first sermon delivered by Reverend Hugh McAden on January 28, 1756. In the church's cemetery are tombs of the first church elders and soldiers from the colonial period to Confederate boys who defended Cape Fear against General Sherman's march.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 6 Issue 9, July 1938, p3, 22, il

Subject(s):

Longstreet Presbyterian Church (Fort Bragg); Church buildings--Cumberland County; McAden, Hugh, ca. 1730-1781

Record #:

24536

Author(s):

Ray, Charles

Abstract:

Longstreet Presbyterian Church in Fayetteville, North Carolina is one of the oldest Presbyterian churches in the United States and was built in the 1750s by Scots. The author discusses its history and significance to North Carolina.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 45 Issue 7, December 1977, p26-27, il

Subject(s):

Longstreet Presbyterian Church (Fort Bragg); Fayetteville--Description and travel; Fayetteville--History