1851-1891 - Tampa, FL
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debbado
N 27° 56.922 W 082° 27.322
17R E 356827 N 3092371
Historical Marker on the corner of Kennedy Blvd. and Morgan Street.
Waymark Code: WM5J0D
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 01/11/2009
Views: 30
Site of Tampa's First Church Building and first frame ecclesiastical House of Worship erected in the area of all South Florida. Built by the Methodist congregation under the superintendency of Rev. L. G. Lesley.
General T.J. "Stonewall" Jackson contributed $5 in gold to its building fund; and General O.O. Howard, head of the Freedmen's Bureau, Founder of Howard College, Washington, D.C. was converted therein.
Marker Number: none
Date: 1964
County: Hillsborough
Marker Type: City
Sponsored or placed by: The Hillborough County Historical Commission
Website: Not listed
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