Mount Zion Methodist Episcopal Church South

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Mount Zion Methodist Episcopal Church South
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Nearest city Fall River, Tennessee
Coordinates 35°03′55″N87°13′57″W / 35.06529°N 87.23259°W / 35.06529; -87.23259 Coordinates: 35°03′55″N87°13′57″W / 35.06529°N 87.23259°W / 35.06529; -87.23259
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1885
ArchitectJames Bassham
NRHP reference No. 88000201 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 10, 1988

Mount Zion Methodist Episcopal Church South, also known as Mount Zion United Methodist Church, is a historic church in Lawrence County, Tennessee, near the Fall River community.

It was built in 1885, replacing a log church that was destroyed in a fire. [2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Anne Morrow; Bobby Alford; Kathy Niedergeses; Wallace Palmore. "TAKE A COUNTRYSIDE RIDE: A SCENIC TOUR OF SOUTHEAST LAWRENCE COUNTY" (PDF). Lawrence County Tennessee Chamber of Commerce. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 26, 2014. Retrieved April 25, 2014.