Fountain Baptist Church (1897) Summit, NJ
November 30, 2011
The history of Fountain Baptist Church began more than 100 years ago when six domestic…
Lawrence E. Walker Foundation Collection
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St. Thomas AME Zion Church (1858) Somerville, NJ
November 30, 2011
“Beacon on the Hill, founded in 1858, now St. Thomas A.M.E. Zion Church was build…
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Read moreFirst Baptist Church (1895) South Orange, NJ
November 30, 2011
Founded in 1895, First Baptist Church of South Orange, New Jersey, was initially the vision…
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Read moreShiloh Baptist Church (1879) Elizabeth, NJ
November 30, 2011
Shiloh Baptist Church, an outgrowth of the Fourth Baptist Church in Elizabeth, New Jersey, was…
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Read moreFranklin A.M.E. Church (1877) South Middlebush, NJ
November 30, 2011
Franklin African Methodist Episcopal Church of South Middlebush, New Jersey, was founded in 1877. A…
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African American Cemeteries In New Jersey Pennsylvania and New York (1600-1800s)
November 30, 2011
Photographic & Historical Guide to African American Cemeteries In New Jersey, Pennsylvania & New York (1700…
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St. Paul A.M.E. Church (1820) Lexington, Kentucky
November 30, 2011
St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church dates its existence back to 1820. In that year…
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St. John’s Episcopal Church/Cemetery (1765) Oakdale, NY
November 30, 2011
Located on Montauk Highway, Oakdale has graves of Revolutionary War soldiers, Indians and Slaves (gravestones…
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St. David A.M.E. Zion Church (1840) Sag Harbor, NY
November 30, 2011
Believed to have been an Underground Railroad station. Originally built by Lewis Cuffee and Eastville…
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Bethel A.M.E. Church (1848) Setaukt, NY
November 30, 2011
Believed to be Suffolk's oldest African-American church. The first building for which records survive went…
