Little Jerusalem AME Church, Bensalem

Name: Little Jerusalem AME Church
Address: Bensalem, United States

#5 among attractions in Bensalem

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Little Jerusalem AME Church, also known as Bensalem AME Church, is a historic African Methodist Episcopal church located at 1200 Bridgewater Road in Cornwells Heights, Bensalem Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1830, and renovated about 1860 and 1896. It is a 1+1⁄2-story, one room frame structure with a gable roof. The cemetery surrounding the church contains burials of black Civil War soldiers. ()

Built: 1830 (194 years ago)Coordinates: 40°5'57"N, 74°55'26"W

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Nearby attractions include: Philadelphia Mills, Neshaminy Mall, Parx Casino, Burlington–Bristol Bridge.

2.2 miSW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Philadelphia Mills, Philadelphia
55 min walk • Philadelphia Mills, formerly known as Franklin Mills, is a sprawling shopping destination in the heart of Northeast Philadelphia. With its strategic location just off of Woodhaven Road (PA 63) and close to Interstate 95, it serves as a retail hub for both locals...
3.2 miNW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Neshaminy Mall, Bensalem
82 min walk • Neshaminy Mall is a 1,025,297-square-foot shopping mall located at U.S. Route 1 and Bristol Road in Bensalem Township, Pennsylvania. The mall was opened in 1968 and was the sixth interior mall constructed in Greater Philadelphia.
2 miNW
Nightlife, Gambling, Night club
Parx Casino, Bensalem
52 min walk • Parx Casino and Racing is a Thoroughbred horse racing venue and the largest casino gaming complex in Pennsylvania. Parx is located in Bensalem Township in Bucks County, northeast of the city of Philadelphia. Owned and operated by Greenwood Gaming and Entertainment, Inc.
3.2 miSE
Bridge
Burlington–Bristol Bridge, Burlington
81 min walk • The Burlington–Bristol Bridge is a truss bridge with a lift span crossing the Delaware River from Burlington, New Jersey to Bristol Township, Pennsylvania in the United States. Construction of the bridge started on April 1, 1930, and the bridge opened to traffic on May 2, 1931.
3.6 miSE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
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4.4 miSW
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Glen Foerd on the Delaware, Philadelphia
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4.3 miW
40°6'13"N • 75°0'17"W
Palace Roller Skating Center, Philadelphia
110 min walk • Game and entertainment center, Ice rink, Arcade
3.8 miE
Tower
Grundy Mill Complex, Bristol
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1.1 miNW
Music and shows, Nightlife, Arenas and stadiums
TD Bank Amphitheater, Bensalem
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2.1 miNW
40°6'58"N • 74°57'28"W
Bucks County Visitor Center, Bensalem
55 min walk • Visitor center, Museum
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Church
Church of St. James the Greater, Bristol
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