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Title	Chestnut Grove Free Will Baptist: group of African American children
Coverage	20th century
Property name	Chestnut Grove Free Will Baptist Church
Property type	Church
Community Name	Charlotte, Dickson County, TN
Description	Historic photograph of African American children standing in front of a building with two four-over-four double-hung windows. The date is unknown. Although unidentified, the building is believed to be the Newport School established in 1941 that was located beside the current church.
Historical Notes	In the early 1850s, Chestnut Grove Free Will Baptist Church was part of the Tennessee River Association of Free Will Baptist Churches. By 1869, the white membership of the church had broken away to form the Rock Springs Free Will Baptist Church. Chestnut Grove retained its African American population and joined the Cairo Quarterly Meeting in 1884. Little has been written about the early years of the church. The 1870 Census notes that Reverend Thomas Jones served as preacher. Oral tradition holds that the original location of the church was known as "Old Field"and that the congregation met in a log building on Charlie Edmondson's property in the early 1900s. The church ultimately moved near its present location on Old Metal Road in Charlotte. The current building dates to 1955. In 1963, at the time of the Newport School's closing, the church acquired the adjacent property. According to one history, Chestnut Grove possesses the distinction of being the only remaining Free Will Baptist church in Dickson County with an African American membership.
Collection Name	African American Churches
Subject-LCSH	School buildings African American students
Subject-AAT	Schoolhouses
Subject-TGM	School children
Type	Still image
Genre	Photograph
Medium	Paper
Extent	4 x 6 in.
Contributing Institution	Center for Historic Preservation, Middle Tennessee State University
Copyright status	Copyright of the creator. Reproduced with permission
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

Chestnut Grove Free Will Baptist: group of African American children

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