St. Augustine in St. Johns County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
St. Mary's Missionary Baptist
69 Washington Street
"Lincolnville"
Photographed By James R. Murray, May 20, 2014
1. St. Mary's Missionary Baptist Marker
This church was founded on May 25, 1875, and led by the inspiring Reverend Ivory Barnes, its first minister. The present edifice, occupied beginning in 1937, has held high the banner of Christ. Inspired in its earliest days by the spirit of The Emancipation Proclamation and The Reconstruction following The Civil War. St. Mary's occupies a unique position at the foot of Lincolnville, and stands tall as a beacon of freedom and hope.During the era of the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s in St. Augustine, this church, through the stout-heartedness of its minister and N.A.A.C.P. leader, Rev. Thomas A. Wright, and other local leaders was the site of mass-meetings and a respite for the foot soldiers on the road in the quest for civil and human freedoms. These crusading examples, sustained through St. Mary's Missionary Baptist Church ordains it the Birthplace of The Civil Rights Movement in St. Augustine.
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Erected January 2006
Erected 2006 by Civil Rights Memorial Projects Committee of St. Augustine.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Churches & Religion • Civil Rights. A significant historical year for this entry is 1875.
Location. 29° 53.316′ N, 81° 18.806′ W. Marker is in St. Augustine, Florida, in St. Johns County. Marker is on Washington Street south of Bridge Street, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 69 Washington Street, Saint Augustine FL 32084, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. 76 Washington Street (within shouting distance of this marker); 79 Bridge Street (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Record Building (Cordova Apartments) (about 300 feet away); 81 Bridge Street (about 300 feet away); 84 Bridge Street (about 300 feet away); Canova-Dow and Canova-de Medicis Houses (about 500 feet away); The Oldest Presbyterian Church in Florida (about 600 feet away); 56 Park Place (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Augustine.
Photographed By James R. Murray
2. St. Mary's Missionary Baptist Church
Photographed By Brandon D Cross, April 8, 2017
3. St. Mary's Missionary Baptist Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on January 2, 2019. It was originally submitted on September 19, 2014, by James R. Murray of Elkton, Florida. This page has been viewed 518 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 19, 2014, by James R. Murray of Elkton, Florida. 3. submitted on April 14, 2017, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
