Interior of AME Church
This file appears in: The Georgetown Neighborhood: Network to Freedom
The building suffered a late 19th century fire and rehabilitation by another church congregation and subdivision into apartments, removing almost all traces of its original interior look. Historic Madison, Inc. acquired the building to save it and to commemorate Madison’s significant role in the Underground Railroad.
This file appears in: The Georgetown Neighborhood: Network to Freedom
The Georgetown Neighborhood: Network to Freedom
Proximity to the Ohio River gave rise to Madison's Georgetown Neighborhood, a community of free Blacks dating back to the 1820s. About 50 black families lived in the Georgetown neighborhood, located along Walnut Street north of Main Street.…