Mount Zion Cemetery (Washington, D.C.)
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Mount Zion Cemetery is a Freedman's cemetery, located at 27th Street and Q Steet, Northwest, Washington, D.C., in the Georgetown
neighborhood.
Mount Zion United Methodist Church
leased for 99 years the east end of the Dumbarton Church Cemetery in 1879.
The west end was purchased by the Female Union Band Society, for the burial of free blacks. Interments ceased in 1950.
The Afro-American Bicentennial Corporation conducted an historical study of the Mt. Zion section of the cemetery. The cemetery became an Historical Landmark of the National Capital in 1975, and was placed on the National Register of Historical Places, on August 6, 1975.
Restoration is underway, by Dumbarton Church as the owner, Mt. Zion, and the Society for the Preservation of Historic Georgetown.
Georgetown, Washington, D.C.
Georgetown is a neighborhood located in northwest Washington, D.C., situated along the Potomac River. Founded in 1751, the port of Georgetown predated the establishment of the federal district and the City of Washington by 40 years...
neighborhood.
History
In 1808 the Dumbarton Street Methodist Episcopal Church purchased the property.Mount Zion United Methodist Church
Mount Zion United Methodist Church (Washington, DC)
Mount Zion United Methodist Church is a historic church in northwest Washington, D.C., United States.It was built in 1876 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975....
leased for 99 years the east end of the Dumbarton Church Cemetery in 1879.
The west end was purchased by the Female Union Band Society, for the burial of free blacks. Interments ceased in 1950.
The Afro-American Bicentennial Corporation conducted an historical study of the Mt. Zion section of the cemetery. The cemetery became an Historical Landmark of the National Capital in 1975, and was placed on the National Register of Historical Places, on August 6, 1975.
Restoration is underway, by Dumbarton Church as the owner, Mt. Zion, and the Society for the Preservation of Historic Georgetown.
External links
- http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/city-guides/washington-dc-walking-tour-1/
- http://www.flickr.com/photos/rock_creek/sets/72157600409807448/
- http://www.ipernity.com/doc/elvertbarnes/album/193893