{"id":42736,"date":"2018-07-14T13:59:16","date_gmt":"2018-07-14T20:59:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/soulofamerica.com\/?page_id=42736"},"modified":"2018-07-15T15:38:08","modified_gmt":"2018-07-15T22:38:08","slug":"marthas-vineyard-heritage-sites","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.soulofamerica.com\/us-cities\/marthas-vineyard\/marthas-vineyard-heritage-sites\/","title":{"rendered":"Martha’s Vineyard Heritage Sites"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Grace Episcopal Church, Martha’s Vineyard<\/strong>; (c) Soul Of America<\/p><\/div>\n

Martha’s Vineyard Heritage Sites<\/h2>\n

Bradley Memorial Church<\/strong>
\nDESCRIPTION: This church provided spiritual guidance, religious education, community development, social life and involvement in humanitarian causes from 1907-1966.
\nADDRESS: 11 Masonic Ave; Oak Bluffs<\/p>\n

Eastville Cemetery<\/strong>
\nDESCRIPTION: This abandoned cemetery was commonly used as a burial place for both Blacks and Whites.  Although many of the graves are unmarked and many have eroded into the marshland, the cemetery is a worthwhile stop; a bench with a plaque memorializing Rebecca Amos is here.
\nADDRESS: on the shore of Lagoon Pond, Oak Bluffs<\/p>\n

Gospel Tabernacle<\/strong>
\nDESCRIPTION: The tabernacle once served as a church for a congregation of African Americans during the mid-20th century.
\nADDRESS: Dukes County Ave, Oak Bluffs<\/p>\n

Home of Dorothy West<\/strong>
\nDESCRIPTION: An African-American writer, West was the last surviving member of the Harlem Renaissance, and a member of Vineyard community for many years.
\nADDRESS: Myrtle Ave; Oak Bluffs<\/p>\n

Pulpit Rock<\/strong>
\nDESCRIPTION: A site used by preacher John Saunders to spread the word of God to Africans and Native Americans during the early 18th century; there is also a plaque dedicated to the work of John Saunders.
\nADDRESS: off Pulpit Rock Way in Waterview Farms Development; Oak Bluffs<\/p>\n

Grace Episcopal Church<\/strong>
\nDESCRIPTION: The church has a stained glass window honoring the life of Bishop Burgess, an African-American man who is a member of the island community.
\nADDRESS: Woodlawn Ave in Vineyard Haven
\nPHONE: 508-693-0332<\/p>\n

Homestead of Whaling Captain William Martin<\/strong>
\nDESCRIPTION: The island’s only African American whaling captain and great grandson of Rebecca Amos, a West African slave who survived the Middle Passage across the Atlantic Ocean.
\nADDRESS: Chappaquiddick<\/p>\n

Grave of Whaling Captain William Martin<\/strong>
\nDESCRIPTION: It is an ornate grave that faces in the opposite the sea and from most of the other graves.
\nADDRESS: Chappaquiddick<\/p>\n

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