Marker - Calvary Protestant Episcopal Church
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cgeek
N 35° 08.858 W 090° 03.025
15S E 768710 N 3893399
Historical marker in downtown Memphis, Tennessee
Waymark Code: WM3PX2
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 05/02/2008
Views: 10
This marker reads:
Calvary Protestant Episcopal Church
The oldest public building in Memphis and the first Episcopal Church in Shelby County. Organized August 6, 1832 by the Reverend Thomas Wright. The church house started 1838 was consecrated May 12, 1844 by the Right Reverend James Hervey Otey, first Bishop of Tennessee, the Reverend Phillip W. Alston, Rector. The Reverend Robert P. Atkinson, Rector, 1969.
Marker Name: Calvary Protestant Episcopal Church
Marker Location: City
Type of Marker: Building
Marker Number: None
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Memphis Sesquicentennial, Inc.
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