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Lyons Chapel AME Zion: field notes

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Title	Lyons Chapel AME Zion: field notes
Creator(s)	West, Carroll Van
Date	1998
Coverage	1990-1999
Property name	Lyons Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
Additional property name	New Canton AME Zion Church
Date of construction	1955
Property type	Church
Additional property type	Cemetery
Community Name	Church Hill, Hawkins County, TN
Description	Field notes about Lyons Chapel AME Zion Church from August 4, 1998. The handwritten notes and map indicate the location of the church and cemetery in relation to New Canton Road.
Historical Notes	Before the current Lyons Chapel AME Zion Church building was constructed in 1954-1955, there were three prior church buildings; the first two were destroyed by arson. Originally established just after the Civil War in 1869 by Reverend Robert Russell, Lyons Chapel, then known as New Canton AME Zion Church, was one of the first AME churches in the area. The original church building was built on land donated by Frank and Maude Price with many of the first church members being formerly enslaved people. The church was later named Lyons Chapel AME Zion, after Henry L. Lyons, a former enslaved man who bought his freedom. According to field notes, the oldest grave marker in the cemetery, located next to the church, dates back to 1929.
Collection Name	African American Churches
Subject-LCSH	African American churches -- Tennessee African American cemeteries -- Tennessee
Type	Text
Genre	fieldnotes
Medium	Paper
Extent	8.5 x 11 in.
Processing notes	300ppi
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

Lyons Chapel AME Zion: field notes

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Lyons Chapel AME Zion: field notes