Downtown in Binghamton in Broome County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

AME Zion Church

Safehouse for Runaways

Photographed by Charles Berman, October 3, 2024

1. AME Zion Church Marker

Inscription. The A.M.E. Zion Church, now known as Trinity A.M.E. Zion at 203 Oak St., served as a place of worship and a safehouse for runaway slaves. The church was founded by Rev. Henry Johnson and others in 1838. Rev. Jermain Wesley Loguen, director of the Underground Railroad in Syracuse, was pastor at A.M.E. Zion in the 1860s. As a boy, he tragically watched his mother being sold away. As a man, he preached to a racially mixed congregation and advanced freedom and equity with abolitionists like Gerrit Smith of Peterboro and Frederick Douglass of Rochester.

Erected by Binghamton University Harriet Tubman Center for Freedom and Equity.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • African Americans • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the African Methodist Episcopal Zion (AME Zion) Church series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1838.

Location. 42° 5.838′ N, 75° 54.397′ W. Marker is in Binghamton, New York, in Broome County. It is in Downtown. It is at the intersection of Carroll Street and Lisle Avenue, on the right

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when traveling north on Carroll Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 50 Carroll St, Binghamton NY 13901, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York

and in the Southern Tier.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. 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 New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: African American Community (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); School No. 8 (about 700 feet away); Centenary Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Binghamton Public Library (approx. 0.2 miles away); Universalist (approx. 0.2 miles away); Security Mutual Building (approx. 0.2 miles away); Waldron Building (approx. 0.2 miles away); Alfred Dunk House (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Binghamton.

Photographed by Charles Berman, October 3, 2024

2. AME Zion Church Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 4, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 4, 2024, by Charles Berman of Binghamton, New York. This page has been viewed 380 times since then and 56 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 4, 2024, by Charles Berman of Binghamton, New York. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.