Mt. Zion United Methodist Church. The venerable Carter Bowman, Jr.(pictured left), long-time member and chair of Mt. Zion, will welcome us with a brief history of the church. A 7 p.m. reception will precede the program which begins at 7:30 p.m. Mount Zion Church is at 1334 29th Street., N.W. Escape on the Pearl is a historical account of the largest attempted escape on the Underground Railroad. In 1848, nearly 80 slaves boarded a schooner named the Pearl. The book chronicles the planning of the escape; the capture of the Pearl; and the fate of
the fugitives, the two ship captains, and the crew. A number of the fugitives attempting to reach freedom, as well as the slave owners who discovered them missing, resided in Georgetown.
the fugitives, the two ship captains, and the crew. A number of the fugitives attempting to reach freedom, as well as the slave owners who discovered them missing, resided in Georgetown. Mount Zion Methodist Church (pictured below along with Rev. Robert Slade) is an integral part of Georgetown's black history - it is the oldest black congregation in the District, established in 1816. The original church on P Street burned to the ground in 1880 and the current building, with much of the workmanship by black artisans, dates to 1884. Mt. Zion was an educational center for the black population and records indicate that it served as one of the stations in the Underground Railroad -- the vault in the nearby cemetery was used as a hideout for runaway slaves.
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