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This is a black and white collage of the Pleasant Hill African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Zion Church with the National Register of Historical Places in the center and various photos of the church around it.

This is a colored photo of Piney Grove Baptist Church. You can hardly see the brown structure through the foliage. This church is now closed.

This is a black and white photo of Piney Grove Baptist Church. The church is now closed permanently. The photo is at an angle with a shed attached to the back and a tree growing beside it.
This once thriving church is now almost completely swallowed…

Mural on back wall of PCMDC

One can see the pride that the Pigeon Center emanates for African American history in Western North Carolina by the colorful mural that is painted on the side of the building. The mural incorporates African patterns and designs as a way to encompass…