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Mount Zion Baptist Church (Martinsburg, West Virginia)

Coordinates: 39°23′19″N 77°55′25″W / 39.38861°N 77.92361°W / 39.38861; -77.92361
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Mount Zion Baptist Church
Mount Zion Baptist Church (Martinsburg, West Virginia) is located in West Virginia
Mount Zion Baptist Church (Martinsburg, West Virginia)
Mount Zion Baptist Church (Martinsburg, West Virginia) is located in the United States
Mount Zion Baptist Church (Martinsburg, West Virginia)
LocationOpequon Lane, Berkeley County
Coordinates39°23′19″N 77°55′25″W / 39.38861°N 77.92361°W / 39.38861; -77.92361
Area3 acres (1.2 ha)
MPSBerkeley County MRA
NRHP reference No.80004422[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 10, 1980

Mount Zion Baptist Church is a historic church on Opequon Lane in Martinsburg, West Virginia.

Built during 1836–38, 35 by 40 square feet (3.3 m2 × 3.7 m2) in plan, with stonework "unequalled" in Berkeley County. As of 1980 the church was in use only about once yearly.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ a b Wood, Don C. (1980). "Mount Zion Baptist Church". National Register of Historic Places Nomination. National Park Service. Retrieved December 20, 2013. With accompanying photo from 1975