Record #:

43829

Author(s):

Rakestraw, Emory

Abstract:

Located in the town of Navassah, Reaves Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church had its beginnings in the 1860s. Closed in 2005, a restoration effort assisted by the Coastal Land Trust in 2016 and later Historic Wilmington Foundation is moving to place the structure as a point of interest along the Gullah Geechee Greenway / Blueway Heritage trail now being developed.

Source:

Carolina Country (NoCar HD 9688 N8 C38x), Vol. 55 Issue 8, August 2023, p10-12, il, map

Subject(s):

Brunswick County--History; African Methodist Episcopal Church; Heritage tourism--North Carolina; Heritage preservation; Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor (Brunswick County)