Montgomery in Montgomery County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church
Organized 1877
Erected 1980 by Alabama Historical Association.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Churches & Religion • Civil Rights • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Alabama Historical Association, the Martin Luther King, Jr., and the National Historic Landmarks series lists. A significant historical month for this entry is December 1782.
Location. 32° 22.644′ N, 86° 18.168′ W. Marker is in Montgomery, Alabama, in Montgomery County. Marker is at the intersection of Dexter Avenue and S Decatur Street, on the left when traveling west on Dexter Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 454 Dexter Ave, Montgomery AL 36104, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Dexter Avenue (within shouting distance of this marker); The Selma to Montgomery Voting Rights March (within shouting distance of this marker); History of the Alabama State Bar (within shouting distance of this marker); Lucien Dunbibben Gardner (within shouting distance of this marker); Professor John Metcalfe Starke / Starke University School (within shouting distance of this marker); Clement Clay "Bo" Torbert, Jr. (within shouting distance of this marker); James Edwin Livingston (within shouting distance of this marker); Howell Thomas Heflin (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Montgomery.
Also see . . . Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church and The Dexter Parsonage Museum. (Submitted on December 5, 2009, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama.)
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