Reedy Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church

On June 19, 1865, Union General Gordon Granger read General Order No. 3 at locations across Galveston — and Reedy Chapel was one of them. The congregation had existed since 1848, founded by enslaved people on land given to them for worship. After emancipation, it became Texas's first A.M.E. congregation. The current building dates to 1886, rebuilt after fire destroyed its predecessor, and survived the 1900 hurricane. It remains an active church and the acknowledged birthplace of Juneteenth.