Sixteenth Street Baptist Church

Sixteenth Street Baptist Church (HM17AU)

Location: Birmingham, AL 35203 Jefferson County
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Country: United States of America
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N 33° 30.999', W 86° 48.895'

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Has Been Designated a National Historic Landmark.

This property possesses National Significance in commemorating the history of the United States. In 1963 it was the staging ground for the Birmingham Campaign Civil Rights Youth Marches and the place where a bomb killed four young girls, "Martyred Heroines of a Holy Crusade for Freedom and Human Dignity."
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HM NumberHM17AU
Series This marker is part of the National Historic Landmarks series
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Year Placed2006
Placed ByNational Park Service United States Department of the Interior
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Saturday, October 4th, 2014 at 3:29am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 517188 N 3708580
Decimal Degrees33.51665000, -86.81491667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 33° 30.999', W 86° 48.895'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds33° 30' 59.94" N, 86° 48' 53.70" W
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Area Code(s)205
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1530 6th Ave N, Birmingham AL 35203, US
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