Mount Zion Baptist Church (Martinsburg, West Virginia)

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LocationOpequon Lane, Berkeley County
Coordinates 39°23′19″N77°55′25″W / 39.38861°N 77.92361°W / 39.38861; -77.92361 Coordinates: 39°23′19″N77°55′25″W / 39.38861°N 77.92361°W / 39.38861; -77.92361
Area3 acres (1.2 ha)
MPS Berkeley 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]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. 1 2 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