Mount Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church and Mount Zion Cemetery

Mount Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church and Mount Zion Cemetery
Location 172 Garwin Road, Woolwich Township, New Jersey
Coordinates 39°45′54″N 75°17′50″W / 39.76500°N 75.29722°W / 39.76500; -75.29722Coordinates: 39°45′54″N 75°17′50″W / 39.76500°N 75.29722°W / 39.76500; -75.29722
Area 0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built 1799
Architectural style Mid 19th Century Revival
NRHP reference # 01000768[1]
NJRHP # [2]
Added to NRHP July 25, 2001

Mount Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church and Mount Zion Cemetery is a historic church at 172 Garwin Road in Woolwich Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States.

It was built in 1799 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. It played an important role in the Underground Railroad in South Jersey.[3]

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References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Gloucester County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. April 1, 2010. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 18, 2011. Retrieved October 7, 2010.
  3. ↑ http://www.nj.com/gloucester-county/towns/index.ssf/2011/02/three_major_underground_railro.html


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