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* [[Thomas D. Armstrong]] became pastor of [[Ruhama Baptist Church]]. | * [[Thomas D. Armstrong]] became pastor of [[Ruhama Baptist Church]]. | ||
* [[Union Baptist Church]] was founded in [[Shelby County]]. | * [[Union Baptist Church]] was founded in [[Shelby County]]. | ||
* [[First Baptist Church of Sylacauga|Hill Church]] was founded near [[Sylacauga]]. | |||
== Individuals == | == Individuals == |
Revision as of 16:33, 23 May 2018
1833 was 38 years before the founding of the City of Birmingham and the 14th year of Alabama statehood.
Events
Religion
- June 14: Jasper First United Methodist Church was organized.
- Thomas D. Armstrong became pastor of Ruhama Baptist Church.
- Union Baptist Church was founded in Shelby County.
- Hill Church was founded near Sylacauga.
Individuals
- Hosea Holcombe became president of Alabama Baptist State Convention.
- James Powell arrived in Alabama, alone on horseback.
Births
- July 16: James Luckie, physician
- December 12: Charles Wheelock, architect
Works
Buildings
- Blount County Courthouse was constructed in Blountsville.
- The first, two-room portion of Owen Plantation house was built.
Context
In 1833, Britain retook the Falkland Islands. Andrew Jackson began his second term as President. The British Parliament passed the Slavery Abolition Act. The city of Chicago was established. Don Carlos disputed 3-year old Isabella II becoming Queen of Spain, beginning the First Carlist War. A spectacular occurrence of the Leonid meteor shower was observed in Alabama, becoming known as "the night the stars fell."
Notable births in 1833 included Chief Justice Melville Fuller, temperance movement leader John St. John, Johannes Brahms, President Benjamin Harrison, and inventor Alfred Nobel. Notable deaths included inventor Richard Trevithick, British politician and abolitionist William Wilberforce, and King Ferdinand VII of Spain.
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