Church of the Advocate
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Gosffo
N 39° 59.145 W 075° 09.798
18S E 486057 N 4426188
Gothic Revival church! She's a beauty but it was too dark for pics!
Waymark Code: WM7TK7
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 12/01/2009
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Marker Text: Here in the 1974 the first eleven women Episcopal priests were ordained. This noted Gothic Revival church, built 1887-97, served a growing African American community after 1930. Host to major Black Power events of the 1960s and '70s. National Historic Landmark
Marker Name: Church of the Advocate
County: Philadelphia
Date Dedicated: 06/29/1999
Marker Type: City
Location: 18th & Diamond Streets, Philadelphia
Category: African American, Buildings, Government & Politics 20th Century, Religion, Women
Website: [Web Link]
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