Ruth Cross Memorial Chapel
The Forrest Cemetery Chapel and Comfort Station are historic structures in Gadsden, Alabama, United States. The buildings were listed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage in 1988 and the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.Photo: Spyder Monkey, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Church
- Description: historic site in Etowah County, Alabama
- Also known as: “Forrest Cemetery Chapel and Comfort Station”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Legion Park Bowl and Noccalula Falls Park.
Legion Park Bowl
Theater building
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
Mort Glosser Amphitheater is an amphitheatre in Gadsden, Alabama, United States. Built in 1935, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. Legion Park Bowl is situated 1½ miles east of Ruth Cross Memorial Chapel.
Noccalula Falls Park
Park
Photo: Thejammer, Public domain.
Noccalula Falls Park is a 250-acre public park located in Gadsden, Alabama, United States. The main feature of the park is a 90-foot waterfall. Trails wind through Black Creek Gorge past caves, an aboriginal fort, an abandoned dam, pioneer homestead, and Civil War carvings. Noccalula Falls Park is situated 1½ miles north of Ruth Cross Memorial Chapel.
Saint James Catholic Church (Gadsden, Alabama)
Church
Photo: Nheyob, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Saint James Catholic Church (Gadsden, Alabama) is situated 1 mile east of Ruth Cross Memorial Chapel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gadsden and Attalla.
Gadsden
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
Gadsden is a city in and the county seat of Etowah County in the U.S. state of Alabama. It is located on the Coosa River about 56 miles northeast of Birmingham, 90 miles southwest of Chattanooga, Tennessee, and 72 Miles Southeast of Huntsville It is the primary city of the Gadsden Metropolitan Statistical Area, which has a population of 103,931.
Attalla
Town
Photo: DwayneP, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Attalla is a city in Etowah County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2020 census, Attalla had a population of 5,827. Attalla is situated 3½ miles west of Ruth Cross Memorial Chapel.
Rainbow City
Town
Rainbow City is a city in Etowah County, Alabama, United States. It incorporated in 1950. As of the 2020 census, Rainbow City had a population of 10,191. It is part of the Gadsden Metropolitan Statistical Area. Rainbow City is situated 4 miles south of Ruth Cross Memorial Chapel.
Ruth Cross Memorial Chapel
- Categories: cemetery chapel, comfort station, building, chapel, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Etowah County, Alabama, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
34.01163° or 34° 0′ 42″ northLongitude
-86.02624° or 86° 1′ 34″ westElevation
561 feet (171 metres)Open location code
866M2X6F+MGOpenStreetMap ID
way 1493550726OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=chapelGeoNames ID
11496289Wikidata ID
Q17510838
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