St. Paul Baptist Church and Cemetery

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St. Paul Baptist Church and Cemetery
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St. Paul Baptist Church
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Nearest city Meeker, Oklahoma
Coordinates 35°33′53″N96°54′37″W / 35.5647°N 96.9103°W / 35.5647; -96.9103
Area1.9 acres (0.77 ha)
Built1940
NRHP reference No. 02000973 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 13, 2002
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St. Paul Cemetery

St. Paul Baptist Church and Cemetery is a historic African-American church and cemetery near Meeker, Oklahoma, United States and is the only known site in Lincoln County, Oklahoma. The church is located along N3420 Road, and the cemetery is located three-quarters of a mile east of the church complex. The church was built in 1940 after a fire destroyed the original church in 1939. It was added to the National Register in 2002. [2]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Asset Detail". npgallery.nps.gov. Retrieved August 19, 2017.