Revival of 1800
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The Revival of 1800, also known as the Red River Revival, was a series of evangelical Christian meetings which began in Logan County, Kentucky. These ignited the subsequent events and influenced sever
The Red River in Logan County, KY, 2014
Reconstructed Red River Meeting House, 2014
Shaker dwelling at South Union, Logan County, 2014
Red River Meeting House
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The Red River Meeting House was the site of the first religious camp meeting in the United States. Held June 13–17, 1800, it marked the start of the Second Great Awakening, a major religious movement
Revival of 1800
…of Americans in the new century, especially on the frontier. The startling manifestations of revival fervor that first occurred in June 1800 at the Red River Meeting House, a small Presbyterian congregation led by James McGready, began as a Scottish sacrament service, but led to the important innovation of serial religious…
Red River Meeting House