Historic Place

Mount Vernon African Methodist Episcopal Church

Palestine · Anderson County · Dedicated 1998 · THC Atlas #2098000635

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Marker Inscription

Ethnic Heritage - Black, Architecture

About this site

Mount Vernon African Methodist Episcopal Church is a historic place in Palestine, Anderson County, dedicated in 1998. It is one of 8 historic places documented in Anderson County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 229 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 31.7682, -95.6229 near Palestine. The nearest cataloged historic site is Mount Vernon A.M.E. Church (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, McClure-McReynolds-Fowler Home, and Col. G. R. Howard House.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #2098000635. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

Mount Vernon African Methodist Episcopal Church
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📍 31.7682, -95.6229 · Palestine, Anderson County
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