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80th Anniversary of Presbyterian Women in Cuba

 
 
80th Anniversary of Presbyterian Women in Cuba Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 2, 2022
1. 80th Anniversary of Presbyterian Women in Cuba Marker
Inscription.  
The New York Avenue Presbyterian Church with this planting commemorates and honors the
80th Anniversary of Presbyterian Women in Cuba

Founded in 1927 by missionary Edith McHouston of Lexington, Virginia, celebrated in Camajuani, Cuba on April 13, 2007 with the planting of a tree in her honor by the Union Nacional de Mujeres Presbiterianas Reformadas en Cuba

Gracias a dios por el hermanamiento de la Primera Iglesia Presbiteriana Reformada de La Habana y the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church

Together a symbol in our nations' capitals of peace, reconciliation, and love
 
Erected 2010.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public WorkReligion & Religious StructuresWomen. A significant historical date for this entry is April 13, 2007.
 
Location. 38° 54.002′ N, 77° 1.852′ W. Marker is in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in Downtown. It is at the intersection of New York Avenue Northwest and H Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west on New York Avenue Northwest. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address:
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1311 New York Ave NW, Washington DC 20005, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Upper South, in the Mid-Atlantic, in the Tidewater, and in the Chesapeake Bay Region. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The New York Avenue Presbyterian Church (here, next to this marker); New York Avenue Presbyterian Church at Herald Square (a few steps from this marker); Historic New York Avenue Presbyterian Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Foundry Methodist Church (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Written with Water (about 600 feet away); Dorothea Dix 1802 - 1887 (about 600 feet away); a different marker also named The Church of the Epiphany (about 600 feet away); Jane Addams 1860 - 1935 (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Northwest Washington.
 
Other markers no longer nearby. New York Avenue Presbyterian Church at Herald Square
80th Anniversary of Presbyterian Women in Cuba Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 2, 2022
2. 80th Anniversary of Presbyterian Women in Cuba Marker
(was a few steps from this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); The Church of the Epiphany (was about 600 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 2, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 216 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on December 2, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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