Elk's Rest

Elk's Rest (HM1GQ6)

Location: St. Augustine, FL 32084 St. Johns County
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Country: United States of America
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N 29° 53.221', W 81° 18.79'

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100 Washington Street

— Lincolnville —

Fountain of Youth Lodge No. 649, Benevolent Protective Order of Elks of the World and Pride of Fountain of Youth Temple No. 413. Completed in November 1958.



This lodge, called Elks Rest, was at the early center of political and civil life of lincolnville, providing housing for political rallies and cultural events.



During the 1960s, it served as daytime strategy, training and operations center of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, and canteen and nutrition center—a bivouac for hundreds of participants and foot soldiers of the civil rights movement.



Presented by the Civil Rights Memorial Projects Committee of St. Augustine, Executive committee: Gerald Eubanks, Chairman: Bernice Harper, Vice-chairman: Joe Eubanks and Jimmie Wells, and supported by Henry "Hank" Thomas, Freedom Rider, 1961

Erected January 2006
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HM NumberHM1GQ6
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Year Placed2006
Placed ByCivil Rights Memorial Projects Committee of St. Augustine
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Tuesday, October 21st, 2014 at 12:23am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)17R E 469761 N 3306307
Decimal Degrees29.88701667, -81.31316667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 29° 53.221', W 81° 18.79'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds29° 53' 13.26" N, 81° 18' 47.4" W
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Area Code(s)904
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling South
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 100 Washington St, St. Augustine FL 32084, US
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