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The members of Mount Moriah Baptist Church belong to one of the region's earliest African American congregations, originating in a Sunday school for slaves established in the mid-1800s by Dr. Charles L. Cocke, founder of Hollins College. The group gained permission in 1858 to build its first church. The present church, the congregation's third, was built about 1908. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places and the Virginia Landmarks Register in 1994. The nearby cemetery was expanded from a former slave burial ground.
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| HM Number | HMBPV |
|---|---|
| Tags | |
| Marker Number | K-99 |
| Year Placed | 2000 |
| Placed By | Department of Historic Resources |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Wednesday, September 24th, 2014 at 3:57pm PDT -07:00 |
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Photo Credits: [1] TANYA BREESE
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 17S E 598227 N 4129148 |
|---|---|
| Decimal Degrees | 37.30378333, -79.89161667 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 37° 18.227', W 79° 53.497' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 37° 18' 13.62" N, 79° 53' 29.82" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 540 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 3599 US-220 ALT, Roanoke VA 24012, US |
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