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Photograph of First Presbyterian Church of Wetumpka
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First Presbyterian Church Of Wetumpka

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.

From the record

“First Presbyterian Church was a historic Presbyterian church building and congregation at 100 West Bridge Street in Wetumpka, Alabama, United States. The Carpenter Gothic structure was built by a local builder in 1856 at a cost of $2,300.”

Wikipedia article First Presbyterian Church (Wetumpka, Alabama), CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 13 National Register listings published here for Elmore County · listed in 1976 · category: Building.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
  • Address. W. Bridge St., Wetumpka, 36092
  • When was it listed? October 1976
  • Category. building
  • Census division. Wetumpka
  • Architectural style. Gothic Revival
  • National Register reference number. 76000324 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

155 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 155 fires within 5 miles of First Presbyterian Church Of Wetumpka between 1994 and 2018, burning about 931 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 16 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Debris and open burning61
Equipment and vehicle use22
Missing data/not specified/undetermined18
Recreation and ceremony17
Arson/incendiarism16
Natural7
Misuse of fire by a minor6
Railroad operations and maintenance5
Smoking3

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 1998Debris and open burningunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
16 September 1998Debris and open burning25 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
12 September 2002Debris and open burningunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
10 September 2002Debris and open burningunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
1 September 1995Recreation and ceremony3.5 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
7 August 2006Arson/incendiarism1.2 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
28 August 2014Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreAlabama Forestry CommissionECR-20140828-002
27 August 2011Debris and open burning3.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commission9 REDWOOD LN, AL

Every fire recorded in Elmore County

Mines and quarries near this property

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of First Presbyterian Church Of Wetumpka: 4 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Hillabee Pit No 2ClayProducer
Flatwood QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerUnconsolidated Sediments
Nichols/PoundstoneSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Pit #1Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Elmore County

Storms near this property

60 of 106 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wetumpka, the town this property stands in, in 106 storm reports between 1995 and 2026: 56 thunderstorm wind, 27 hail, 8 tornado, 8 flash flood. The reports record 4 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
January 2019Tornado (EF2)Wetumpka4 hurtNational Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in Elmore County and determined that it was consistent with an EF2 tornado, with maximum sustained winds near 135 mph. The tornado began near the Coosa River just southwest of downtown Wetumpka. It quickly intensified as it moved northeast into downtown Wetumpka. The extent of damage done to multiple structures in Wetumpka indicated a tornado with high-end EF2 wind speeds. The damage included: collapse/failure of exterior walls, significant damage to interior walls, roof failures, shifting of structures, and collapse of structures due to direct and indirect causes. Several vehicles were also tossed or rolled, with debris puncturing framing. Trees were also snapped and uprooted. The First Presbyterian Church was heavily damaged, but rescue/clean-up efforts precluded an accurate assessment of damage.||The tornado continued northeastward, crossed the Coosa River, and then paralleled State Route 170 as it continued to damage structures and snap and uproot trees. The tornado cycled as it moved northeast into the northern portions of the town of Eclectic, evident via a new radar TDS (tornado debris signature) and fluctuating degree of damage. The tornado dissipated just before Lake Martin, near Holly Mill Road.
March 1996Tornado (F1)Wetumpka$150,000no account filed
May 2008LightningWetumpka$50,000A tree that was struck by lightning fell onto a house and briefly trapped its occupants.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindWetumpka$45,000Trees were down and part of a roof was blown off at the Jordan Lake Marina.
November 2010Tornado (EF0)Wetumpka$35,000The tornado touched down west of US 231, north of Wetumpka. Some homes suffered shingle damage along River Falls Road. The tornado moved northeastward and as it approached US Highway 231, a roof of a large hay barn collapsed. The tornado then crossed CR-209 near Fortner Road, where several trees were uprooted. The tornado finally lifted near the intersection of Balm Road and Mt Zion Road.
July 2000Thunderstorm WindWetumpka$30,000Trees and power lines were blown down in and around Wetumpka. One vehicle was totally destroyed by a falling tree.
August 1995Thunderstorm WindWetumpka$22,000Thunderstorm winds downed trees in Elmore County. Considerable damage was caused in the Red Hill area in the northeast part of the county along Lake Martin. The Red Hill Volunteer Fire Department reported damage to 16 lakefront homes, two of the houses had their roofs blown completely off. Wetumpka Police reported trees and power lines down. Trees fell on two houses.
May 2019LightningWetumpka$20,000Lightning produced a house fire on River Ridge Street.
May 2006LightningWetumpka$20,000Lightning caused a fire that heavily damaged the attic of a home in the Redland Community.
September 1998Tornado (F0)Wetumpka$18,000A tornado moved northwest across western Elmore county from just northeast of Wetumka to just northwest of the Wallsboro community. Some minor damage was reported at the Julia Tutwiler Prison . Trees and power lines were down in Wallsboro and a doctor's office was damaged.
November 2005Tornado (F0)Wetumpka$11,000National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed the damage that affected a small area just west of Weoka. It has been determined that the damage was the result of a tornado. The tornado has been rated an F0 on the Fujita Damage Intensity Scale. A weak tornado briefly touched down near the intersection of Woods Road and Grass Farm Road. This location is approximately 1.4 miles southwest of Weoka or 11.7 miles north of Wetumpka. A few trees were snapped off along the short path. The tornado damage path was only 0.1 miles long and 30 yards wide at its widest point. The tornado was on the ground at 730 PM CST. Begin/End: 32.7121/86.2078
August 2009Thunderstorm WindWetumpka$10,000Several trees and power lines were blown down, causing damage to the roof of at least one home.
August 2009Thunderstorm WindWetumpka$10,000A large tree was blown down onto AL-14, west of Wetumpka. Two vehicles subsequently ran into the fallen tree, although the occupants were not injured.
May 2009Thunderstorm WindWetumpka$10,000Trees and power lines were blown down in several locations around Elmore County, including Wetumpka. A few vehicles were damaged by the fallen trees.
July 2004Flash FloodWetumpka$10,000Numerous roads were covered with water and temporarily impassable.
May 1998HailWetumpka$10,000Golf ball size hail was reported near Emerald Mountain.
May 1996Thunderstorm WindWetumpka$10,000no account filed
June 1996HailWetumpka$10,000no account filed
March 1996HailWetumpka$10,000no account filed
March 1996HailWetumpka$10,000no account filed
June 2005Flash FloodWetumpka$8,000Several roadways across central Elmore County were covered with water and were temporarily impassable.
November 2004Thunderstorm WindWetumpka$8,000Several trees wee blown down on US 231 just south of Wetumpka. A few large signs were also damaged.
January 1996Thunderstorm WindWetumpka$8,000no account filed
April 2011Thunderstorm WindWetumpka$7,000A tree fell on a trailer on Wigwam Way in Wetumpka.
July 1995Thunderstorm WindWetumpka$7,000Trees and power lines were reported down in and around Wetumpka.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindWetumpka$5,000The south end zone fence was blown down and stadium lights received damage at the Hohenburg Football stadium.
April 2007Tornado (EF0)Wetumpka$5,000A brief tornado touched down near Ridgefield Drive in the New Bingham Community. The tornado caused minor damage to at least one home and knocked a few trees over.
March 2006Thunderstorm WindWetumpka$5,000Several trees and power lines were blown down.
March 2001Flash FloodWetumpka$5,000Roads were flooded and temporarily impassible on the western side of Wetumpka.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindWetumpka$5,000Trees were down in Wetumpka.
April 1997Thunderstorm WindWetumpka$5,000Trees were blown down and a trailer was overturned in Titus, in the northwest part of the county.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindWetumpka$5,000no account filed
August 2006Thunderstorm WindWetumpka$4,000Trees and power lines were blown down.
April 1997HailWetumpka$4,000Dime to quarter sized hail was reported in Wetumpka.
July 1995Thunderstorm WindWetumpka$4,000Power lines and small trees were reported down just south of Wetumpka.
January 2010Thunderstorm WindWetumpka$3,000Several trees and power lines were blown down.
August 2009Thunderstorm WindWetumpka$3,000Trees were blown down at several locations near the city of Wetumpka. One large tree brought down power lines and poles, which blocked a portion of Willow Springs Road.
March 2000Thunderstorm WindWetumpka$3,000Trees were blown down near the intersection of Redland Road and Starr Road in Wetumpka.
June 2001Thunderstorm WindWetumpka$3,000no account filed
June 2009Thunderstorm WindWetumpka$2,000Several trees were blown down around the city of Wetumpka.
June 2001HailWetumpka$2,000no account filed
July 2011Thunderstorm WindWetumpka$1,000A portion of a privacy fence was blown over.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindWetumpka$1,000Several trees were blown down on AL-170, northeast of Wetumpka.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindWetumpka$1,000Trees were blown down at several locations in and around Wetumpka.
April 2005HailWetumpka$1,000Quarter size hail was reported in the Holtville area.
April 2005HailWetumpka$1,000Quarter size hail was observed just north of Wetumpka.
April 2005HailWetumpka$1,000Numerous reports of quarter size hail were received from in and around Wetumpka.
March 2003Thunderstorm WindWetumpka$1,000A few trees were blown down near Wetumpka. Pea size hail also fell during the storm.
June 2001Thunderstorm WindWetumpka$1,000no account filed
January 2026Thunderstorm WindWetumpka-Trees and power lines were downed in the Wetumpka area.
March 2026Thunderstorm WindWetumpka-Numerous trees were downed on Flatwood Rd, Chapel Rd, and Holtville Rd northwest of Wetumpka.
February 2025Thunderstorm WindWetumpka-Trees and power lines were downed in the Wetumpka area.
April 2025Thunderstorm WindWetumpka-Multiple trees and power lines were downed across Elmore County.
May 2024HailWetumpka-Ping pong ball-size hail reported near Elmore County EMA office.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindWetumpka-Trees uprooted in various parts of Elmore County.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindWetumpka-Trees uprooted around and north of Wetumpka, including at Chapel Road and Crenshaw Drive, Rea Road and Weoka Road, and U.S. Highway 231 and Green Street.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindWetumpka-Several trees uprooted and power lines downed in Wetumpka.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindWetumpka-Several trees uprooted in the Wetumpka area.
April 2022Tornado (EF2)Wetumpka-National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in southern Elmore County and determined that it was consistent with an EF2 tornado, with maximum winds near 134 mph. The tornado touched down on Harrogate Springs Road and tracked northeast snapping and uprooting trees. It strengthened to EF2 as it crossed Wildwood Lane where a large swath of trees were snapped and one residence suffered significant damage. The tornado weakened as it crossed Jimshill Road and dissipated near Firetower Road.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindWetumpka-Several trees uprooted along Central Plank Road.

Every storm recorded in Elmore County

Newspapers printed here

168 digitised pages

1 paper published in this town, digitised by the Library of Congress and free to read: 42 issues, 168 pages. Every page is searchable, so a name or a street can be looked for directly in what the town printed about itself at the time.

NewspaperPublished
The State Guard1847 to 18??

Map coverage status

No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.

Listed places nearby

6 within 8 miles

Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 76000324 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Elmore CountyAll 13 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

  • Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
  • Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
  • How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
  • Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
  • Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
  • Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.