First Baptist Church

First Baptist Church was the first Baptist church in Petersburg, Virginia; one of the first African-American Baptist congregations in the United States, and one of the oldest black churches in the nation.

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Type: Church
Denomination: Baptist
Description: historic church in Petersburg, Virginia, United States
Address: 236 Harrison Street, Petersburg, 23803

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Poplar Lawn Historic District and Anna P. Bolling Junior High School.

Poplar Lawn Historic District

Park

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Poplar Lawn Historic District is a national historic district located in Petersburg, Virginia. The district is named after Petersburg's central park, which spans about two city blocks.

Anna P. Bolling Junior High School

School

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The Anna P. Bolling Junior High School is an American educational institution in Petersburg, Virginia, built in 1926 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. Anna P. Bolling Junior High School is situated 560 feet southeast of First Baptist Church.

Folly Castle Historic District

Park

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Folly Castle Historic District, also known as the West Washington Street Historic District, is a national historic district located at Petersburg, Virginia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pocahontas Island and Ettrick.

Pocahontas Island

Neighborhood

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Pocahontas Island is a peninsula in Petersburg, Virginia, once on the opposite side of the Appomattox River from Petersburg. Since 1915 a new channel for the river separated it from Chesterfield County and the former channel no longer separates it from the city.

Ettrick

Village

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Ettrick is a census-designated place in Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 7,241. The town is home to Virginia State University and the Petersburg Amtrak train station. Ettrick is situated 1½ miles northwest of First Baptist Church.

Colonial Heights

Town

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Colonial Heights is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 18,170. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the City of Colonial Heights with Dinwiddie County for statistical purposes. Colonial Heights is situated 2½ miles north of First Baptist Church.

First Baptist Church

Categories: Protestant church building, building, place of worship, and religion
Location: Petersburg, Central Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.22315° or 37° 13′ 23″ north

Longitude

-77.40381° or 77° 24′ 14″ west

Elevation

72 feet (22 metres)

Open location code

87946HFW+7F

OpenStreetMap ID

way 782845589

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=baptist

GeoNames ID

4758898

Wikidata ID

Q5452423

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