Future Projects

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#CC3333" TEXT="#080000" background="06ab85a3.jpg"> <div> <B>Big Black Creek Historical Association</B></div> <div> <A HREF="index_welcome_.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Big Black Creek Historical Association"><B>Welcome</B></A><B> - </B><A HREF="buildings_historical_buildings.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Buildings"><B>Buildings</B></A><B> - </B><A HREF="cemeteries_cemeteries.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Cemeteries"><B>Cemeteries </B></A><B>-  </B><A HREF="churches_1.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Churches 1"><B>Churches</B></A><B> - </B><A HREF="communities.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Communities"><B>Communities</B></A><B> - </B><A HREF="events.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Events"><B>Events</B></A><B>  - </B><A HREF="future_projects.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Future Projects"><B>Future Projects</B></A><B> - </B><A HREF="photos_2.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Photos 2"><B>Photos</B></A><B>  - </B><A HREF="tours.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Tours"><B>Tours</B></A><B> - </B><A HREF="contact_us_contact_us.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><B>Contact Us</B></A><B> - </B><A HREF="links_links_to_other_websites.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Links"><B>Links</B></A></div> <bR> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#CC3333" TEXT="#080000" background="06b0c0e3.jpg"> <div> BIG BLACK CREEK HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION</div> <div> P.O. Box 50</div> <div> Denmark,TN 38391</div> <bR> <div> <B>The BBCHA is a 501(c)3 organization and was organized and is run by an all-volunteer organization.  All contributions to the BBCHA are invested in the restoration of historic sites in these areas.</B></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 width="100%" BGCOLOR="#CCCCE4" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="562" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 36 WIDTH="556"><div> <B> <A NAME="future_projects"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><B>Future Projects</B></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="565" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 1291 WIDTH="559"><div> <I><B>Denmark Presbyterian Church</B></I></div> <bR> <div> There are many restoration projects the BBCHA will be doing.  The most important one at this time is the renovation of the Denmark Presbyterian Church.  The church was built in 1854 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.  From the pictures below, you can see the structural damage that is happening to the church. </div> <div>  </div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="546" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 835 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="0dcbfd00.jpg" border=0 width="191" height="208" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Outside corner of the building - July 18</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="0dbfaa70.jpg" border=0 width="250" height="167" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Outside of the building - July 18</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="0dded9e0.jpg" border=0 width="237" height="158" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Outside of the Building - July 18</div> <div> <IMG SRC="0e1fabc0.jpg" border=0 width="250" height="188" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Outside of the building - August 18</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="0dafda90.jpg" border=0 width="253" height="169" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Inside Shot of Northwest Wall - July 18</div> <div> <IMG SRC="0e2fabc0.jpg" border=0 width="250" height="188" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Inside of Northwest Wall - August 18</div> <div> <IMG SRC="0e0fabc0.jpg" border=0 width="250" height="188" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Inside Shot of Northwest Wall - August 18</div> <div> <IMG SRC="0df9fd40.jpg" border=0 width="159" height="212" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Closeup of Northwest Wall - August 18</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> The building is deteriorating everyday as shown from the pictures above made a month apart.  If work is not started immediately, the bulding will not be standing in 18 months and will never make the winter.  The northwest corner, now separated over 12 inches, is going to let the second floor come down. To do the minimum to save this building and to prepare it to withstand the winter, seals need to be replaced, windows need to be installed and the west wall needs to be stablized.  Estimates to have this work down, material and labor, is projected to be $15,000.  </div> <bR> <div> As work has progressed, the craftsmanship of the church construction has amazed historians -- from lumber lifted more than 40 feet for rafters to a Masonic chamber and inscriptions of captured Civil War Soldiers. </div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >Anyone wanting more information or wanting to help in the restoration should contact Association President Billy King at </FONT><A HREF="mailto:bking49166@aol.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:bking49166@aol.com">bking49166@aol.com</A>. <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > If you would like to make a financial contribution toward this restoration, please make your check payable to BBCHA, earmark it for the Denmark Presbyterian Church Renovation, and send it to P. O. Box 50, Denmark, TN 38391.</FONT></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="562" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 1468 WIDTH="556"><div> <I><B>Booker Knob School</B></I></div> <div> The Booker Knob School, built around  1850, is in great need of repair as you can see from the pictures.  The BBCHA has the restoration of the school as its next project.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="0d1269d0.jpg" border=0 width="550" height="413" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <IMG SRC="0d2269d0.jpg" border=0 width="550" height="413" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <IMG SRC="0d3269d0.jpg" border=0 width="550" height="413" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> The school is located on the Denmark/ Leighton Road, near Leighton.  This school was a subscription school, as Madison County did not have public schools at the time.</div> <bR> <div> Anyone wanting more information or wanting to help in the restoration should contact Association President Billy King at <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#330099" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="mailto:bking49166@aol.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:bking49166@aol.com">bking49166@aol.com</A>. </FONT> If you would like to make a financial contribution toward this restoration, please make your check payable to BBCHA, earmark it for the Booker Knob School and send it to P. O. Box 50, Denmark, TN 38391.</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>