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County: Graves

Bayou de Chine Church

Marker Number: 

1597

Location: 

2 1/2 mi. E. of Water Valley, KY 2422

Named after a stream which flows nearby, this church congregation is the oldest of Mayfield Presbytery. It was organized circa 1826; original log church used until 1866. During Civil War part of CSA Army located near here at Camp Beauregard. When a measles epidemic swept camp, Bayou de Chine was used as hospital. Many soldiers are buried in community graveyard at site of the camp.

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