St. John's Baptist Church

Photograph

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Jefferson County Museum

Name/Title

St. John's Baptist Church

Entry/Object ID

IMG3614 ve

Description

Replaced an African American church established in 1868 in a two-room building on a different site; land for the current church was purchased from John R. Stevenson; construction began in 1948; dedicated in 1949. Upper: prior to 2009, photographed by Nathaniel Downing (JCBHPS) Lower: 2019 (IMG3614)

Made/Created

Place

* Untyped Place

320 West German Street, Shepherdstown, West Virginia