First Baptist Church - Baltimore, MD
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Math Teacher
N 39° 17.452 W 076° 36.335
18S E 361537 N 4350283
There are four old markers or tablets placed on the side of this shot tower. The Phoenix Shot Tower, also known as the Old Baltimore Shot Tower, is a red brick shot tower, 234 ft and 3 inches tall,
Waymark Code: WMH0VQ
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 05/03/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member monkeys4ever
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This marker was placed in 1968 by the Historical Committee of the Baptist Convention of Maryland. One could speculate this brick shot tower is a special magnet for historical markers as there are four of them congregated here, seemingly arbitrarily. This one is about a church which seems to have no association with this NRHP site. The sign reads:

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
BALTIMORE
On This Site Purchased In
1773
The First Permanent Meeting House, a Dwelling
For the Pastor and a School House Were Erected
And a Cemetery Established for The
First Baptist Church of Baltimore Town.
The Present and Fourth Building of the Church
Is Located at 4200 Liberty Heights Avenue.
*
This Marker Dedicated in 1968 by the Historical
Committee of the Baptist Convention of Maryland.
First Baptist Church was One of the Six Churches
That Organized This Convention in 1836.

Group that erected the marker: Historical Committee of the Baptist Convention of Maryland

URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]

Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
805 E Fayette Street
Baltimore Shot Tower
Baltimore, MD USA
21202
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