Bethel A.M.E. Church - Yazoo City
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N 32° 50.950 W 090° 24.750
15S E 742158 N 3637533
Marker located at the church at 214 S. Monroe Street in Yazoo City.
Waymark Code: WMH5QZ
Location: Mississippi, United States
Date Posted: 05/27/2013
Views: 7
Bethel A.M.E. Church
Organized in 1868, Bethel is the oldest African American congregation in Yazoo City. After affiliating with the African Methodist Episcopal Church, the congregation moved to this site in 1890. Designed by J.S. King, Bethel A.M.E. is one of the earliest brick churches built by African Americans in Mississippi.
Mississippi Department of Archives and History. 2006
Date Installed:: 2006/1/1
Organization that placed the object:: Mississippi Department of Archives and History
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