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Palestine historic Mount Vernon AME Church is the third oldest AME church in Texas and is recorded as being the home to the oldest African-American congregation in the city. It is a Registered Texas Historic Landmark and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
It is reported by the Portal of Texas that in 1873, Judge John H. Reagan deeded a piece
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