Tolson's Chapel

111 E. High St., Sharpsburg, Maryland. County/parish: Washington.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places October 21, 2008. NRIS 08001012.

1 contributing building. 1 contributing site.

Also known as:

  • WA-II-702

From Wikipedia:

Tolson's Chapel and School

Tolson's Chapel and School is a historic African American church located at Sharpsburg, Washington County, Maryland, United States. It was built in 1866 and served as a church and a Freedmen's Bureau school for black residents of Sharpsburg in the years following the American Civil War. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008, and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2021.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/106778552

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