Episodes Around: 18530304 to 18550303

  1. Primitive Baptist Association Makes Policies to Maintain Purity
    date October 24, 1851 to August 17, 1855map SCOTT, Virginiatags Church/Religious-Activity

    In October of 1851, nine Baptist churches in Appalachia came together to form an association. The Stony Creek Primitive Baptist Association began with nine churches: Stony Creek, Copper Creek, Three Forks Powells River, Moccasin Creek, Blue Spring, Red Hill, Tom's Creek, Big Glade and Crane's Nest. By 1854, the association had grown to 11 churches, with Little Stonegap and MC Cluse as the...

  2. Thomas Hart Benton Begins Term as Congressman
    date March 4, 1853 to March 3, 1855map Washington City, District of Columbiatags Slavery

    A Southerner born in North Carolina, Thomas Hart Benton became an influential figure in Missouri and was in positions of political leadership for most of his life. He was the first United States Senator to serve five terms. In his political career, he was a strong advocate of westward expansion and was an architect of the movement that would become known as Manifest Destiny. Benton authored the...