Florence in Boone County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

First Baptist African American Church, Florence

First Baptist African American Church Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, August 22, 2021

1. First Baptist African American Church Marker

Inscription. First Baptist African American Church in Florence was founded in 1870 by the Trustees of the Colored Baptist Association. The congregation was active for over 100 years and was essential to formerly enslaved people & Freedmen in the area. Trustee & minister George Foster preached his first sermon at the church on December 23, 1877.

Erected 2021 by Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 2630.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1870.

Location. 39° 0.166′ N, 84° 37.737′ W. Marker is in Florence, Kentucky, in Boone County. It is at the intersection of Center Street and Girard Street, on the right when traveling north on Center Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 21 Girard St, Florence KY 41042, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Ohio River Valley.

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

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Dr. Gladys Rouse House (approx. ¼ mile away); Skirmish at Florence (approx. 0.3 miles away); John Uri Lloyd (1849-1936) / Stringtown on the Pike (approx. 0.4 miles away);

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Clinton Blankenbeker House (approx. 0.4 miles away); You Are Not Forgotten (approx. 1½ miles away); Hopeful Lutheran Church (approx. 1.6 miles away); Timberlake (approx. 1.8 miles away); Erlanger Depot / Erlanger Proper Subdivision (approx. 1.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Florence.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, August 22, 2021

2. First Baptist African American Church Marker

The former First Baptist African American Church, Florence Kentucky image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, August 22, 2021

3. The former First Baptist African American Church, Florence Kentucky

Credits. This page was last revised on August 31, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 31, 2021, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 661 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 31, 2021, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.