FIRST- Prostestant Prayer in North America
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This sign is located near the entrance to the Kingsley Plantation on Fort George Island, off Heckscher Drive in Jacksonville, Florida.
Waymark Code: WM3DT7
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 03/21/2008
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Jean Ribault and his party landed near here on May 1, 1582. Here they knelt in prayer asking for God's help. This sign recognizes this location as the spot where the first Protestant Prayer in North America took place.
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