Pleasant Hill AME Church - Cowee, NC
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vhasler
N 35° 16.161 W 083° 24.274
17S E 281279 N 3905564
Small white clapboard church built in 1929 for free blacks and slaves
Waymark Code: WM996E
Location: North Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 07/17/2010
Views: 4
From the Franklin Chamber of Commerce (see optional link below, we learn:
"At the time of the American Civil War, Cowee was home to both free blacks and slaves, and in the census of 1900 Cowee had the largest rural, black community in NC west of the Balsam Mountains. Their history can still be traced to the small Pleasant Hill AME Church & Cemetery in the northeast corner of the historic district."
Name of Historic District (as listed on the NRHP): Cowee--West's Mill Historic District
Link to nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com page with the Historic District: [Web Link]
NRHP Historic District Waymark (Optional): [Web Link]
Address:
Snow Hill Road
Take Bryson City Rd/Hwy NC28 north out of Franklin, NC. Take a right at West Mills Rd, then a left onto Snow Hill Road. Continue past the Snow Hill UMC on the left to the next ridge where the white clapboard church will be seen to the
How did you determine the building to be a contributing structure?: Plaque on building (Photo in gallery)
Optional link to narrative or database: [Web Link]
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