Wallace Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church
(Top plaque)
Wallace Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church Summit, New Jersey has been listed on the New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior.
(Bottom plaque)
Wallace Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church Summit, New Jersey was designated a historic landmark of the A.M.E. Zion Church by the 48 quadrennial session of the general conference of the A.M.E. Zion Church in Atlanta, Georgia. July 19, 2008
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 Zion (AME Zion) Church series list.
Location. 40° 42.829′ N, 74° 20.608′ W. Marker is in Summit, New Jersey, in Union County. It is on Broad Street near Orchard Street. The markers are affixed to the exterior wall of the church on the right of the entrance doors. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Summit NJ 07901, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in New Jersey’s North Jersey, in Greater Newark, and in the New York City Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Florence Spearing Randolph (here, next to this marker); Rahway Valley Railroad (approx. 0.4 miles away); Briant Pond Park (approx. 0.4 miles away); Summit Downtown Historic District
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Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 7, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 519 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 7, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
