Emanuel A.M.E. Church
Emanuel A.M.E. Church is a memorial in Charleston County, South Carolina. Emanuel A.M.E. Church is situated nearby to Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, as well as near Hotel Bella Grace.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church and Citadel Square Baptist Church.
Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church
Church
Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, colloquially known as Mother Emanuel, is a church in Charleston, South Carolina, founded in 1817. It is the oldest AME church in the Southern United States; founded the previous year in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, AME was the first independent black denomination in the nation.
Citadel Square Baptist Church
Church
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Citadel Square Church was the fourth baptist church built in Charleston, South Carolina. The church began as an outgrowth of the First Baptist Church when, in 1854, a dozen members sought permission to establish a new church for the upper peninsula. Citadel Square Baptist Church is situated 330 feet west of Emanuel A.M.E. Church.
St. John’s Reformed Episcopal Church
Church
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St. John's Reformed Episcopal Church is a historic African-American Anglican church in Charleston, South Carolina. Founded in 1906 and occupying a building built in 1850, the church is a member of the Reformed Episcopal Church's Diocese of the Southeast. St. John’s Reformed Episcopal Church is situated 480 feet southeast of Emanuel A.M.E. Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wraggborough and Ansonborough.
Wraggborough
Quarter
Wraggborough is a neighborhood in downtown Charleston, South Carolina, named after slave trader Joseph Wragg, and noted for its association with the slave trade.
Ansonborough
Quarter
Ansonborough is a neighborhood in Charleston, South Carolina. In 1726, Captain George Anson acquired a 64-acre tract from Thomas Gadsden. Anson's lands were divided into smaller parcels for development, and several streets were named either for his ships or for himself: George and Anson, Scarborough and Squirrel, and Centurion.
Charleston
Charleston is the largest and oldest city in the state of South Carolina in the United States of America. Its historic downtown is on a peninsula formed by two rivers, the Ashley and the Cooper, flowing into the Atlantic, and protected from the open ocean by surrounding islands.
Emanuel A.M.E. Church
- Type: Memorial
- Category: historic site
- Location: Charleston County, South Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
32.78736° or 32° 47′ 15″ northLongitude
-79.933° or 79° 55′ 59″ westOpen location code
8742Q3P8+WQOpenStreetMap ID
node 12554793986OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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