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Creation Date
12-23-2008
Building Name
First Presbyterian Church, Fernandina Beach
Historic District
Fernandina Beach Historic District
Description
First Presbyterian Church , Fernandina Beach, Florida.
This marker is in Fernandina Beach in Nassua County, on the N 6th Street near Alachua Street. It was erected in 1964 by the General Duncan Lamont Clinch Historical Society of Amelia Island.
The text on the marker reads as :
" Organized in 1858, this congregation worships in Fernandina's oldest church building, and one of the oldest in Florida. This colonial structure rests on land donated by David L. Yulee, Florida's first Senator, and a former member of the church. The Reverend Archibald Baker was its first pastor. In the 1860,s the building was occupied by Federal troops, in response to pleas Major W.B.C. Duryee cancelled plans to melt the bell for its metal. Tolling of the original bell still calls worshipers to services."
National Register of Historic Places NRIS #73000593
Latitude, Longitude
30.67120278, -81.46040278
Recommended Citation
Taylor, George Lansing Jr., "First Presbyterian Church, Fernandina Beach, FL" (2008). George Lansing Taylor Collection Main Gallery. 3132.
https://digitalcommons.unf.edu/historical_architecture_main/3132
