Pierce Chapel AME Church Cemetery - Kingsport, TN
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member vhasler
N 36° 30.113 W 082° 34.295
17S E 359254 N 4040765
The chapel is gone, but the cemetery remains hidden off the roadway.
Waymark Code: WM5RWZ
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 02/08/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member silverquill
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A small cemetary of roughly 40 graves in the 1875-1950 time period is off Seaver Road which run between Princeton and Reservoir Roads. I don't believe the independent church further back on this side road was the actual AME church.
Street address:
Seaver Rd.
Kingsport, TN USA
37663

County / Borough / Parish: Sullivan County

Year listed: 2000

Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event

Periods of significance: 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949

Historic function: Funerary

Current function: Funerary

Privately owned?: yes

Primary Web Site: [Web Link]

Season start / Season finish: Not listed

Hours of operation: Not listed

Secondary Website 1: Not listed

Secondary Website 2: Not listed

National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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