St. Albans in Kanawha County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)

First Baptist Church

523 6th Avenue

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 31, 2021

1. First Baptist Church Marker

Inscription. This property
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1938.

Location. 38° 23.202′ N, 81° 50.175′ W. Marker is in St. Albans, West Virginia, in Kanawha County. It is on 2nd Street just north of 6th Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 523 6th Ave, Saint Albans WV 25177, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Charleston Area.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other

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markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Old St. Albans Post Office (within shouting distance of this marker); St. Mark's Episcopal Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); St. Albans Covered Bridge (approx. 0.2 miles away); Washington's Land (approx. 0.6 miles away); George Washington (approx. 0.6 miles away); World War I Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); Fort Tackett (approx. 1.4 miles away); St. Albans Archeological Site (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Albans.

First Baptist Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 31, 2021

2. First Baptist Church

Credits. This page was last revised on November 9, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 3, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 355 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 3, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.