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Summary
Mt. Zion United Methodist Church, located at 1334 29th Street, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northwest,_Washington,_D.C." class="extiw" title="en:Northwest, Washington, D.C.">N.W.</a>, in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgetown,_Washington,_D.C." class="extiw" title="en:Georgetown, Washington, D.C.">Georgetown</a> neighborhood of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington,_D.C." class="extiw" title="en:Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a>
Founded in 1816, Mt. Zion UMC is the oldest <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_American" class="extiw" title="en:African American">African American</a> congregation in Washington, D.C. Until the passage of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution" class="extiw" title="en:Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution">Thirteenth Amendment</a> to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Constitution" class="extiw" title="en:United States Constitution">United States Constitution</a> in 1865, Mt. Zion was a stop on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underground_Railroad" class="extiw" title="en:Underground Railroad">Underground Railroad</a> for runaway <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery_in_the_United_States" class="extiw" title="en:Slavery in the United States">slaves</a>. Construction of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gothic_Revival_architecture" class="extiw" title="en:Gothic Revival architecture">Gothic Revival</a> church was completed in 1884.
Mt. Zion UMC was listed on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places" class="extiw" title="en:National Register of Historic Places">National Register of Historic Places</a> in 1975; in addition, the building is designated as a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contributing_property" class="extiw" title="en:Contributing property">contributing property</a> to the Georgetown Historic District, listed as a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Historic_Landmark" class="extiw" title="en:National Historic Landmark">National Historic Landmark</a> in 1967.
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| current | 02:12, 4 January 2017 | | 3,030 × 2,289 (1.64 MB) | 127.0.0.1 (talk) | Mt. Zion United Methodist Church, located at 1334 29th Street, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northwest,_Washington,_D.C." class="extiw" title="en:Northwest, Washington, D.C.">N.W.</a>, in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgetown,_Washington,_D.C." class="extiw" title="en:Georgetown, Washington, D.C.">Georgetown</a> neighborhood of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington,_D.C." class="extiw" title="en:Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a> <p>Founded in 1816, Mt. Zion UMC is the oldest <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_American" class="extiw" title="en:African American">African American</a> congregation in Washington, D.C. Until the passage of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution" class="extiw" title="en:Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution">Thirteenth Amendment</a> to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Constitution" class="extiw" title="en:United States Constitution">United States Constitution</a> in 1865, Mt. Zion was a stop on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underground_Railroad" class="extiw" title="en:Underground Railroad">Underground Railroad</a> for runaway <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery_in_the_United_States" class="extiw" title="en:Slavery in the United States">slaves</a>. Construction of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gothic_Revival_architecture" class="extiw" title="en:Gothic Revival architecture">Gothic Revival</a> church was completed in 1884. <br></p> Mt. Zion UMC was listed on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places" class="extiw" title="en:National Register of Historic Places">National Register of Historic Places</a> in 1975; in addition, the building is designated as a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contributing_property" class="extiw" title="en:Contributing property">contributing property</a> to the Georgetown Historic District, listed as a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Historic_Landmark" class="extiw" title="en:National Historic Landmark">National Historic Landmark</a> in 1967. |
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