Mount Carmel A.M.E. Zion Campground Explained

Mount Carmel A.M.E. Zion Church Campground
Nearest City:Lancaster, South Carolina
Coordinates:34.5964°N -80.7792°W
Built:1866
Architect:Multiple
Added:May 10, 1979
Refnum:79002386

Mount Carmel A.M.E. Zion Church & Campground is a historic African Methodist Episcopal Zion camp meeting grounds in Heath Springs, South Carolina, Lancaster County, South Carolina. It was established in 1866 and consists of a complex of approximately 55 small "cabins" or "tents" and the brick church of Mt. Carmel A.M.E. Zion Church is located in the general form of a rectangle. Mount Carmel A.M.E Zion Church Campmeeting starts every year on the first Wednesday in September, and last for 4–5 days. An "arbor," or open-air structure, is located in the center of the complex, where music, gospel singing, praise and worship, preaching and teachings are held. People come to worship, fellowship, network, and eat food from as far as New York City, NY to Orlando, FL. There is also a section on the grounds for vendors. The majority of the cabins are small frame, some are two story cabins for larger families made from concrete block and wooden structures. Also on the property is the church cemetery.[1] [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: McNulty . Kappy . Julie Burr . Tanzella Gaither . Mount Carmel A.M.E. Zion Church & Campground . National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . January 15, 1978 . 22 July 2012.
  2. Web site: Mount Carmel A.M.E. Zion Church & Campground, Lancaster County (Cauthen's Crossroads vicinity) . National Register Properties in South Carolina . South Carolina Department of Archives and History . 22 July 2012.