Temple Terrace in Hillsborough County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Reverend Billy Graham
2011
Photographed by Tim Fillmon, January 19, 2017
1. Reverend Billy Graham Marker
Near here in 1937, world-recognized evangelist Billy Graham would paddle his canoe across the river to the little island. There he would practice his sermons on the creatures of the river great and small, from alligators to birds. Dr. Graham, one of the 20th century's best-known spiritual leaders and advisor to ten United States Presidents, acknowledged he was called to serve the ministry while living in this city. In his autobiography Dr. Graham refers to Temple Terrace as "the moonlight, the moss, the breeze, the green, the golf course... in my spirit I know I had been called to the ministry". Dr. Graham attended nearby Florida Bible Institute (later to become Trinity College of Florida) from 1937 to his graduation in 1940. Park Dedicated June 30, 2000
Erected 2011 by Hillsbourgh County Historical Advisory Council, City of Temple Terrace, Temple Terrace Preservation Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Government & Politics • Religion & Religious Structures • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1937.
Location. 28° 2.207′ N, 82° 22.928′ W. Marker is in Temple Terrace, Florida, in Hillsborough County. It is on North Riverhills Drive just north of
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Regionally, this marker is on Florida’s Tampa Bay. It is also in the American South and on the Gulf Coast. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Temple Terraces Country Club Sutton Hall (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Mrs. Bertha Honorι Palmer (approx. Ό mile away); Temple Terrace Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Temple Terrace POW and MIA Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); War Correspondents Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Largest Orange Grove in the World (approx. one mile away); Spanish Exploration of Temple Terrace (approx. 1.2 miles away); Morrisound Recording (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Temple Terrace.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Reverend Billy Graham (has been reported to have been replaced with this marker).
Also see . . . Billy Graham. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on January 27, 2017, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)
Photographed by Tim Fillmon, January 19, 2017
2. Reverend Billy Graham Marker on the banks of the Hillsborough River
Photographed by Fox News, Unknown
3. "Billy Graham started his preaching in Florida"
Fox News report
Photographed by Larry Gertner, April 8, 2010
4. Original Reverend Billy Graham Marker at this site
Credits. This page was last revised on April 25, 2021. It was originally submitted on January 23, 2017, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. This page has been viewed 1,253 times since then and 56 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 23, 2017, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. 3. submitted on October 26, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 4. submitted on April 25, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
