Locust United Methodist Church

Locust Chapel
General information
Location Columbia, Maryland
Coordinates 39°11′02″N 76°52′37″E / 39.183754°N 76.877052°E / 39.183754; 76.877052Coordinates: 39°11′02″N 76°52′37″E / 39.183754°N 76.877052°E / 39.183754; 76.877052
Completed 1843-1871
Height
Roof Shingle

The Locust United Methodist Church is a historic African-American church in Columbia, Maryland. (Once Simpsonville, Atholton and Freetown)

The building was constructed in a predominantly African-American community known as Freetown.[1][2]

See Also

References

  1. Silas E. Craft Sr. The History of Blacks in Howard County Maryland. p. 40.
  2. Journal of the Proceedings of the Senate of the State of Maryland Authority. 1922. p. 49.

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