Mount Zion Church and Cemetery (Hallsville, Missouri)

Mount Zion Church and Cemetery
The church building from the west
Location 11070 E. Mount Zion Road
Coordinates 39°4′9″N 92°10′45″W / 39.06917°N 92.17917°W / 39.06917; -92.17917
Area 3 acres (1.2 ha)
Architect Weldon Jones, Wesley Sebastian, Martin and James Carlos, Charles Critchfield
Architectural style Gothic Revival
NRHP Reference # 12001177
Added to NRHP January 14, 2013

Mount Zion Church and Cemetery in Boone County, Missouri is a historic gothic revival church and cemetery located east of Hallsville. It was the location of the Battle of Mount Zion Church during the American Civil War.[1] The church grounds and cemetery were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.[2] The cemetery contains over seven hundred grave sites, including many civil war soldiers.[3] The grounds contain a memorial to the Missouri State Guard. The church is still functioning today.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.mcwm.org/history_battle-of-mount-zion-church.html
  2. ↑ http://www.dnr.mo.gov/shpo/nps-nr/12001177.pdf NRHP nomination form
  3. ↑ http://mtzioncemeteryboonecomo.webs.com/

External links

The confederate memorial located near the church building


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