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Image: Rossville A.M.E. Zion Church - Sandy Ground - Staten Island

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Description: The Rossville African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church was founded in 1850 to serve Sandy Ground, a community of free African Americans who mostly made their livings by harvesting shellfish. This building was built in 1897 on Bloomingdale Road south of Woodrow Road. A designated New York City landmark.
Title: Rossville A.M.E. Zion Church - Sandy Ground - Staten Island
Credit: Own work
Author: Peter Greenberg
Usage Terms: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0
License: CC BY-SA 3.0
License Link: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0
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