Madison Park in Baltimore, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Trinity African Methodist Episcopal Church

1881 - 1957

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 8, 2021

1. Trinity African Methodist Episcopal Church Marker

Inscription. On this sacred and dedicated spot stood the historic
Trinity African Methodist Episcopal Church
who gave the world
Bishop Abraham Lincoln Gaines
General Officer Virnal C. Hodges
Presented Sunday May 26, 1963
by the brotherhood
Trinity A.M.E. Church
Now located at East Hoffman St. & Collington Ave.
Charles A. Parker, Pres.
Perry M. Tilghman, Pastor

Erected 1963 by The brotherhood of Trinity African Methodist Episcopal Church.

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 series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1881.

Location. 39° 18.102′ N, 76° 37.238′ W. Marker is in Baltimore, Maryland. It is in Madison Park. It is at the intersection of Martin Luther King Boulevard and North Howard Street, on the right when traveling south on Martin Luther King Boulevard. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 201 W Preston St, Baltimore MD 21201, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Maryland.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic

and in the Chesapeake Bay Region.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Breaking Boundaries: Reverence, Renovation, and Rock and Roll (about 600 feet away, measured

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in a direct line); Mount Vernon Cultural District / Downtown (about 600 feet away); Take a Stroll Down the Main Street of the African American Experience (about 700 feet away); Tyson House (about 700 feet away); Eubie Blake National Jazz Institute and Cultural Center (about 800 feet away); Mount Vernon Cultural District (about 800 feet away); Educating Baltimore: Music, History and Academia (approx. 0.2 miles away); Pearlstone Park / Scott Burton (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Baltimore.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 8, 2021

2. Trinity African Methodist Episcopal Church Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 9, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 9, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 289 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 9, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.