Alta Loma in Galveston County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Original Site of First Baptist Church of Alta Loma
Photographed By Jim Evans, February 9, 2012
1. First Baptist Church of Alta Loma Marker
Established Arcadia Baptist Church, 1945. Purchased "U. S. S. Houston" Memorial Chapel, 1946. Helped organize Galveston Baptist Association in 1949.
Erected 1970 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 7439.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Churches & Religion. A significant historical month for this entry is October 1890.
Location. 29° 21.981′ N, 95° 4.94′ W. Marker is in Alta Loma, Texas, in Galveston County. Marker is on 23rd Street, 0.1 miles west of 23rd Street & FTM 646, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Santa Fe TX 77510, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Miller-Brautigam Home (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Alta Loma (approx. 0.3 miles away); Hitchcock Depot (approx. 0.8 miles away); Alta Loma Cemetery (approx. 1.1 miles away); Santa Fe Consolidated High School (approx. 1.6 miles away); Dairy Industry in the Santa Fe Area (approx. 2.3 miles away); U.S. Naval Air Station (approx. 2.4 miles away); Camp Wallace (approx. 2.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Alta Loma.
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Photographed By Jim Evans
2. First Baptist Church of Alta Loma Marker
Marker is on far right in picture
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on February 10, 2012, by Jim Evans of Houston, Texas. This page has been viewed 713 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 10, 2012, by Jim Evans of Houston, Texas. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
