Title	Promise Land: memorial park
Creator(s)	West, Carroll Van
Date	2004?
Coverage	2000-2009
Property name	Promise Land
Property type	Park
National Register Reference	07000159 listed 2007/03/15
Community Name	Promise, Dickson County, TN
Description	Color photograph of a field with leaves on the ground and bare trees; white sign reading: Bowen Memorial Park
Historical Notes	The Promise Land community was established by formerly enslaved people shortly after the Civil War. It was the first African American community of Dickson County. In time, it encompassed about 1000 acres, including 50 homes, several stores, two churches, and a school. Only the Park, St. John Church, and the schoolhouse remain.
Collection Name	African American Churches
Subject-TGM	Parks Signs (Notices)
Type	Still image
Genre	Photograph
Medium	Paper
Extent	35 mm slide
Copyright status	Copyright of the creator. Reproduced with permission
Contributing Institution	Center for Historic Preservation, Middle Tennessee State University
Conditions for use	Reproduction permitted for non-profit educational and research purposes only
Digital Publisher	Digital Initiatives, James E. Walker Library, Middle Tennessee State University

Promise Land: memorial park

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