Mount Moriah Baptist Church (Middlesboro, Kentucky)
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Mt. Moriah Baptist Church is a historic church at 314 N. Main Street in Middlesboro, Kentucky. It was built during 1918-21 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. It is a brick building with brick laid in common bond. With . It was deemed significant as "The church building has played an important role in the history of the black community of Middlesboro and is a visible expression of the important role blacks have played in the settlement and later development of planned communities such as Middlesboro," which is the largest planned community in southeastern Kentucky.


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