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Bellow's Spring Methodist Church (also called Mt. Pisgah AME Church) is a historic church in
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, Howard County,
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. The church was built between Rufus Thompson's farm and Thomas Christian's farm (also known as Bellow's Spring Farm) in the African American community of
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. In 1899 the building was relocated to its present location along Route 108, taking the name Mt. Pisgah AME Church in 1901. The church is dwarfed by a modern church constructed adjacent to the building and the historical building is kept in poor condition with overgrowth covering the entrance.


See also

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List of Howard County properties in the Maryland Historical Trust The Maryland Historical Trust serves as the central historic preservation office in Maryland. The properties listed reside within the boundaries of modern Howard County. Prior to 1851, sites would have been part of Anne Arundel County. Sites settle ...
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Long Reach, Columbia, Maryland Long Reach, one of ten villages composing Columbia, Maryland, United States, is found in the northeast part of Columbia along Maryland Route 108. Started in 1971, it is one of the oldest villages, and comprises four neighborhoods: Jeffers Hill, ...
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Wheatfield (Ellicott City, Maryland) Wheatfield, also known by Wheatfields, Resolution Manor, or Wheatfield Farm is a historic home located south of Ellicott City, Howard County, Maryland. Wheatfield started on land patented to Samuel Chew in 1695 as Chews Resolution Manor and Chews ...
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Bethesda (Ellicott City, Maryland) Bethesda is located in Ellicott City, Maryland within Howard County, Maryland, United States. The home is sometimes mistakenly referred to as "Dower House" because a small dower house exists on the property. A "dower" is a widow's share for lif ...
* AME Church


References

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