{"id":24802,"date":"2015-11-03T21:13:01","date_gmt":"2015-11-04T04:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/soulofamerica.com\/?p=24802"},"modified":"2020-11-05T13:53:39","modified_gmt":"2020-11-05T21:53:39","slug":"brooklyn-queens-heritage-sites","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.soulofamerica.com\/us-cities\/brooklyn-queens\/brooklyn-queens-heritage-sites\/","title":{"rendered":"Brooklyn & Queens Heritage Sites"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Allen AME Church, Queens<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

Brooklyn & Queens Heritage Sites<\/h2>\n
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Brooklyn, NY<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Houses on Hunterfly Road District<\/strong>
\nDESCRIPTION: Weeksville was founded here in 1827 as a free African American community shortly after the abolition of slavery in New York; it is now a National Historic Landmark; Susan McKinney-Stewart, New York’s first black female physician and Moses P Cobb, the first black policeman in Brooklyn’s 9th Ward were among luminaries who lived here; the remaining houses built between 1840 and 1883 have been\/are being restored
\nADDRESS: 1698, 1700, 1702, 1704, 1706 and 1708 Bergen Street MAP<\/a><\/strong>
\nRAPID TRANSIT: A, C lines<\/p>\n

Jackie Robinson School<\/strong>
\nDESCRIPTION: Jackie Roosevelt Robinson (1919-1972), the barrier-breaking baseball player, lived in a house at this National Historic Landmark, before the site was razed for this elementary school in his honor; he played a huge role leading the Brooklyn Dodgers to pennants in 1947, 1949, 1952, 1953 and a World Series Championship in 1955; after retiring from baseball Jackie became Chairman of the Board of Freedom National Bank in Harlem and was elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame in 1962
\nADDRESS: 46 McKeever Place MAP<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

RAPID TRANSIT: B, Q, S lines<\/p>\n

Holy Cross Roman Catholic Church<\/strong>
\nDESCRIPTION: Founded 1848 and the oldest remaining church in Brooklyn founded solely by African-Americans; today they include Spanish and Creole sermons
\nSUNDAY WORSHIP: 8:30a
\nADDRESS: 2530 Church Avenue MAP<\/a><\/strong>
\nRAPID TRANSIT: 2, 5 lines
\nPHONE: 718-469-5900
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First AME Zion Church<\/strong>
\nDESCRIPTION: Founded 1885; this church remains a positive force in the community with Zion Academy and pre-school programs
\nSUNDAY WORSHIP: 11a
\nADDRESS: 54 McDonough Street MAP<\/a><\/strong>
\nRAPID TRANSIT: A, C lines
\nPHONE: 718-638-3343
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Bridge Street AME Church<\/strong>
\nDESCRIPTION: Founded 1766 by a mixture of races; the church incorporated in 1818 when it began following the AME direction; boy and girl scouts, after school, senior community programs extend its reach well beyond its 2,000 member congregation
\nSUNDAY WORSHIP: 8a and 11a
\nADDRESS: 277 Stuyvesant Avenue MAP<\/a><\/strong>
\nRAPID TRANSIT: A, C lines
\nPHONE: 718-452-3936
\nWEBSITE: http:\/\/www.bridgestreetamechurch.org<\/a><\/p>\n

First Baptist Church of Crown Heights<\/strong>
\nDESCRIPTION: A church known for inspirational sermons
\nSUNDAY WORSHIP: 10:30a
\nADDRESS: 450 Eastern Parkway MAP<\/a><\/strong>
\nRAPID TRANSIT: 2, 3, 4, 5 lines
\nPHONE: 718-778-1200
\nWEBSITE: http:\/\/firstbaptistcrownheights.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Plymouth Church of the Pilgrim<\/strong>
\nDESCRIPTION: Considered by some to be the \u201cGrand Central Station\u201d of the Underground Railroad
\nSUNDAY WORSHIP: 11a
\nADDRESS: 75 Hick Street MAP<\/a><\/strong>
\nRAPID TRANSIT: 2, 3, A, C lines
\nPHONE: 718-624-4743
\nWEBSITE: http:\/\/www.plymouthchurch.org<\/a><\/p>\n

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