Euchee Valley Presbyterian Church And Cemetery
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Markerman62
N 30° 39.186 W 086° 00.124
16R E 595614 N 3391582
In front of the cemetery on CR 280.
Waymark Code: WMNVN2
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 05/07/2015
Views: 6
This is the site of one of Florida’s oldest organized Presbyterian Church which was the largest Presbyterian Church in Florida until 1885. On May 27, 1827, the Reverend Murdoch Murphy of the Alabama Synod presided with one Elder, Donald McLean, Sr., and 15 families. This log church served the community for 20 years until a new 50 by 100 ft. church with large inside galleries was built adjacent to the log church on November 26, 1848. Reverend Robert Quarterman Baker, civil war veteran from Georgia, served the church until his death in October 1923. The third and present church was erected, using foundation supports from the original log church. The cemetery contains the remains of many original settlers, including two signers of Florida’s first Constitution, veterans of all wars dating from the Revolutionary War, civic leaders, elected officials and ministers. There are more than 3,000 graves in the old cemetery, many unmarked, and many brought home from Alabama and Northwest Florida.
Marker Number: F-622
Date: 2008
County: Walton
Marker Type: Roadside
Sponsored or placed by: The Walton County Board of County Commissioners and the Florida Department of State
Website: Not listed
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