Steeple and Clock

ID: 1039 ~ Source: Daniel Vivian ~ Creator: Daniel Vivian ~ Date: 2015

This file appears in: Second Presbyterian Church/Second Baptist Church

The tall steeple of Second Baptist Church is one of New Albany's most prominent landmarks.
Image courtesy of Daniel Vivian.

This file appears in: Second Presbyterian Church/Second Baptist Church

Second Presbyterian Church/Second Baptist Church

By Alex Covington, Jacob Burress, Trish Nohalty, and Tommy Skaggs

Before the Civil War, New Albany was the largest city in Indiana. It also had the largest population of black residents in the state. At least eight percent of Indiana blacks lived in Floyd County. Runaway slaves routinely fled the South by crossing…