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The New Salem Baptist Church of Tams was included in the National Register of Historic Places
The Gothic Revival-style New Salem Baptist Church in Tams, Raleigh County, first opened its doors in 1921, following a request from local African Americans to coal company town owner W. P. Tams. In 1928, the congregation repaid Tams and received c...
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