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Hackney Chapel AME Zion Church: correspondence about placement on the National Register of Historic Places

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Title	Hackney Chapel AME Zion Church: correspondence about placement on the National Register of Historic Places
Creator(s)	Harper, Herbert L.
Date	2000
Coverage	2000-2009
Property name	Hackney Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
Property type	Church
Additional property type	Cemetery
National Register Reference	00000729 listed 2000/07/10
Community Name	Unitia, Loudon County, TN
Description	Correspondence from Herbert L. Harper, Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer to Vanessa Black informing her of Hackney Chapel's placement on the National and State Registers for Historic Places
Historical Notes	Hackney Chapel AME Zion Church was built by the African American members of the Unitia community (unincorporated) in October of 1899. The land had been owned by F.R. and M.J. Hackney, African American land owners who donated the land for a church and cemetery. During the early twentieth century life in Unitia centered around the church and the Unitia School, which closed in 1948 due to lack of students. The church added a rear addition in the 1930s, which provided a raised space tor the minister's pulpit and choir; electricity and paneling followed c. 1970, and a picnic shelter with attached restrooms c. 1980. The church remained in business until 1988 when its only two members passed away. The cemetery contains approximately 100 markers, dating to the 1880s prior to the church's construction in 1899.
Collection Name	African American Churches
Subject-LCSH	African American Churches -- Tennessee African American cemeteries -- Tennessee
Language	eng
Type	Text
Genre	Correspondence
Medium	Paper
Extent	2 pg, 8.5 x 11 in.
Copyright status	Copyright of the creator. Reproduced with permission
Contributing Institution	Center for Historic Preservation, Middle Tennessee State University
Conditions for use	Credit Center for Historic Preservation, Middle Tennessee State University Reproduction permitted for non-profit educational and research purposes only
Digital Publisher	Digital Initiatives, James E. Walker Library, Middle Tennessee State University

Hackney Chapel AME Zion Church: correspondence about placement on the National Register of Historic Places

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