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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