Tolson's Chapel and School, Sharpsburg

Name: Tolson's Chapel and School
Address: Sharpsburg, United States

#2 among attractions in Sharpsburg

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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. ()

Built: 1866 (159 years ago)Coordinates: 39°27'22"N, 77°44'47"W

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Tolson's Chapel and School – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Burnside's Bridge, Crystal Grottoes Caverns, Rumsey Hall, Packhouse Ford.

0.9 miSE
Historical place, Bridge
Burnside's Bridge, Sharpsburg
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4.7 miNE
Natural attraction, Park, Entertainment
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3.6 miSW
History museum, Museum
Rumsey Hall, Shepherdstown
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2.4 miSW
Archaeological site
Packhouse Ford, Shepherdstown
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3.5 miSW
Library
Shepherd's Mill, Shepherdstown
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2.2 miNE
39°28'34"N • 77°42'51"W
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Neighbourhood
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3.3 miW
Georgian architecture
Van Swearingen-Shepherd House, Shepherdstown
85 min walk • The Van Swearingen-Shepherd House, also known as Bellevue, is a Colonial Revival mansion in Shepherdstown, West Virginia that is home to the descendants of Captain Thomas Shepherd, founder of Shepherdstown.
3.6 miSW
Georgian architecture
Conrad Shindler House, Shepherdstown
93 min walk • The Conrad Shindler House is a historic building, now home to the George Tyler Moore Center for the Study of the Civil War, in Shepherdstown, West Virginia.
~990 ftNW
Georgian architecture
Good-Reilly House, Sharpsburg
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4 miSW
Interesting neighbourhood, Georgian architecture
Morgan-Bedinger-Dandridge House, Shepherdstown
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