Ormond Beach in Volusia County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

First Christian Marriage In North America

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, April 21, 2020

1. First Christian Marriage In North America Marker

Inscription. Near this site
the first Christian Marriage
in North America
is said to have occurred in 1566
between Ernst D’Erlach
a French Huguenot nobleman and
Princess Issena of the
Timucuan Indian tribe

Dedicated by
The Ernst D’Erlach Chapter
The Huguenot Society of Florida
May 13, 1978

Erected 1978 by The Ernst D’Erlach Chapter, The Huguenot Society of Florida.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1566.

Location. 29° 17.779′ N, 81° 3.587′ W. Marker is in Ormond Beach, Florida, in Volusia County. It can be reached from the intersection of North Beach Street and Melrose Avenue, on the right when traveling north. New location is in Huguenot Mini Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 401 N Beach St, Ormond Beach FL 32174, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Florida’s First Coast.

It is also in the American South.

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 walking distance of this marker: Ormond Yacht Club (approx. 0.6 miles away); Lincoln Avenue Park (approx. 0.7 miles away); Anderson-Price Memorial Library (approx. 0.7 miles

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away); Nathan Cobb Cottage (approx. ¾ mile away); All Veterans (approx. ¾ mile away); Pilgrims Rest Primitive Baptist Church (approx. ¾ mile away); Ormond Men (approx. 0.8 miles away); Joseph Downing Price (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ormond Beach.

More about this marker. Marker was relocated 0.8 miles north from its original location in Bailey Riverbridge Gardens Park (GPS 29.28636N, 81.05533W)

First Christian Marriage In North America Marker (new location) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sara Dionne, August 10, 2023

2. First Christian Marriage In North America Marker (new location)

Photographed by Sara Dionne, August 10, 2023

3. First Christian Marriage In North America Marker (new location)

First Christian Marriage In North America Marker (original location) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, April 21, 2020

4. First Christian Marriage In North America Marker (original location)

Credits. This page was last revised on August 11, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 21, 2020, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 1,350 times since then and 69 times this year. Last updated on August 10, 2023, by Sara Dionne of Ormond Beach, Florida. Photos: 1. submitted on April 21, 2020, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. 2. submitted on August 10, 2023, by Sara Dionne of Ormond Beach, Florida. 3. submitted on August 11, 2023, by Sara Dionne of Ormond Beach, Florida. 4. submitted on April 21, 2020, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.