111 Lincoln Street Marker

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St. Augustine in Saint Johns County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

111 Lincoln Street
ACCORD Freedom Trail

111 Lincoln Street Marker Photo, Click for full size

By Mrs. Shirley Williams-Galvin, 2009

1. 111 Lincoln Street Marker

Inscription. Constructed before 1885, this is one of the oldest surviving buildings in Lincolnville, an historic neighborhood founded by freed slaves after the Civil War.

It was home to two generations of the Moran family. Horace Moran was the chef at the Monson Hotel on the bayfront for half a century, and in the 1920s he was president of the company that put out The Home Circle Weekly, one of the pioneer black publications in St. Augustine.

Moran was active in St. Mary’s Baptist Church, and from the mid-1920s on, this served as the church parsonage.

A notable resident was Rev. Thomas A. Wright, who was not only pastor of the church from 1954 until 1962, but also president of the St. Augustine NAACP and a key figure in the civil rights movement. His wife Affie taught at nearby Excelsior School.

Threats against the family led the Wrights to move to Gainesville, where he pastored Mt. Carmel Baptist Church from 1962 until 2006. He served for many years as president of the Alachua County NAACP. His daughter, LaVon Wright Bracy, became the first black graduate of Gainesville High School in 1965.

Rev. Wright is the author of seven books, including Courage in Persona (1993), one of St. Augustine’s most important twentieth century autobiographies.

This Historical Marker is Presented this 2nd Day of July, 2008 by Northrop Grumman

Erected 2008 by The 40th ACCORD, Inc.

Location. 29° 53.067′ N, 81° 18.909′ W. Marker is in St. Augustine, Florida, in Saint Johns County. Marker is on Lincoln Street. Click for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 111 Lincoln Street, Saint Augustine FL 32084, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. 222 Riberia Street (about 300 feet away, in a direct line); 112 M.L. King Avenue (about 400 feet away); 102 M.L. King Avenue (about 500 feet away); Freedom Trail - 113 DeHaven Street (about 600 feet away); 97 M.L. King Avenue (about 600 feet away); 120 DeHaven Street (about 700 feet away); 84 St. Benedict Street (approx. 0.2 miles away); 94 South Street (approx. 0.2 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in St. Augustine.

Credits. This page originally submitted on July 28, 2009, by Gwendolyn Duncan of St. Augustine, Florida. This page has been viewed 863 times since then. Photo 1. submitted on July 28, 2009, by Gwendolyn Duncan of St. Augustine, Florida. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.