Photograph as originally submitted to
this page in the Historical Marker Database
www.HMdb.org.
Click on photo to resize in browser. Scroll down to see metadata.
Photographer: Warren LeMay via Flickr (PD)
Taken: September 2, 2019
Caption:
St. Philips Moravian Church | Additional Description: The sanctuary, the congregation's second, was consecrated December 15,1861 and is the oldest African-American church standing in North Carolina. A Union Army chaplain notified congregants of their freedom on May 21, 1865. A reconstruction of the original 1823 log church is nearby.
Submitted: January 11, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
Database Locator Identification Number: p769156
File Size: 6.246 Megabytes
To see the metadata that may be embedded in this photo, sign in and then return to this page.