Natchez in Adams County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Zion Chapel A.M.E. Church

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, May 27, 2017

1. Zion Chapel A.M.E. Church Marker

Inscription. Acquired 1868 by Zion Chapel whose minister Hiram R. Revels became the first black U.S. Senator and first president of Alcorn State University. Originally built in 1858 as the Second Presbyterian Church.

Erected 1984 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, the Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series lists.

Location. 31° 33.564′ N, 91° 23.897′ W. Marker is in Natchez, Mississippi, in Adams County. It is on Jefferson Street near North Doctor Martin Luther King Jr. Street, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Natchez MS 39120, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Mississippi and in Natchez Trace Corridor.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Great

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River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 300 Block of Martin Luther King Street (here, next to this marker); Churches in the St. Catherine Street Neighborhood (within shouting distance of this marker); Zion Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Views of St. Catherine Street - Western End (within shouting distance of this marker); Rhythm Night Club (within shouting distance of this marker); Deacons for Defense and Justice (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Rhythm Club Fire (about 300 feet away); Intersection of Jefferson and North Rankin streets (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Natchez.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, May 27, 2017

2. Zion Chapel A.M.E. Church Marker

Zion Chapel A.M.E. Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, May 27, 2017

3. Zion Chapel A.M.E. Church

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