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The Mount Zion Primitive Baptist Church was first founded in the late-1800s by pioneer African-American families from northern Florida and Georgia. The original church was built in 1896 along with a cemetery on a hilltop of orange trees across US 441, in Mount Dora, FL.

When the original church burned down, the current building was constructed in 1926 by the congregation. In 1953, the church was dragged 400 feet to the north along what was then Wood Road. Due to it being located in the path of the construction of US 441, it was moved to its current location on Old 441, not far from its previous location.

At its peak, its membership was comprised of 23 families but as years went by, members either died, moved away, or simply lost interest. By 2015, only four members remained, one being Beaulah Babbs who currently owns the church.
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