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New Salem Baptist Church
601 Eastgate Rd., Sevierville,
TN ,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
35° 51' 33.955992",
-83° 33' 15.172128"
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Tennessee State
Historical Marker
Listed in the National Register of Historic Places |
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Isaac Dockery, an African-American artisan, along with African-American families of Sevierville, built New Salem Baptist Church in 1886. It is Sevierville's oldest surviving building and the county's oldest brick church and only historic African-American church. Built as an Union Church for African-American congregations of all religious beliefs, its name was changed in 1897, when it became New Salem Baptist Church. On July 24, 2003, the church was listed in the National Register of Historic Places. An important part of the community's 19th century heritage, it is still used today.
Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission Rural African-American Churches in Tennessee MPS
New Salem Baptist Church was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on July 24, 2003.
Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00 |
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New Salem Baptist Church Historical Marker Location Map, Sevierville, Tennessee Map
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