First African Baptist Church

The First African Baptist Church of is a Baptist Church. Founded in 1841, its members included both slaves and freedmen. It has since had a major influence on the local black community.
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  • Church
  • …lies at an elevation of 115 feet (35 metres)
  • …is also known as “African Church”
  • …has 3 floors
  • Description: church building in Virginia, United States of America
  • Address: 301 College Street, Richmond, VA 23219

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The is the seat of state… is situated 1,200 feet west of First African Baptist Church.
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The Second … is situated 830 feet north of First African Baptist Church.

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is a district in the downtown area of .
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is a historic district of , .
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First African Baptist Church

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Latitude
37.53843° or 37° 32′ 18″ north
Longitude
-77.42935° or 77° 25′ 46″ west
Open location code
8794GHQC+97
Open­Street­Map ID
way 224530978
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Geo­Names ID
4758838
Wiki­data ID
Q5452255

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