LaGrange Community Church Historical

LaGrange Community Church Historical (HM1WQQ)

Location: Titusville, FL 32796 Brevard County
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Country: United States of America
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N 28° 38.376', W 80° 50.227'

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Founded by Tom Johnson Cockshutt in 1869, this was the first organized Protestant Church on the East Coast of Florida between New Smyrna and Key West. Tom donated land for a cemetery and built a small log structure located on what is now the northern part of LaGrange Cemetery. It was used as a public meeting place, church, and the first public school in Brevard County. In 1872 a two-story structure of vertical logs was built on the present site. The first floor was used as a church and the second floor for public meetings and a schoolhouse. In 1893 the second story was removed, a bay window was added between the two front doors, and horizontal boards were placed over the vertical logs, encompassing the old structure within the walls of the new. Depicted on one of the eight memorial windows are the names of those who built the church: J.N. Feaster; J.C.C. Feaster; Tom J. Cockshutt; W.S. Norwood; B.J. Mims; R. Singleton; and W.P. Day. The first ordained pastor was W.N. Chaudoin from 1871-1904. Several other congregations were formed from this small church that included: First Presbyterian of Titusville; Mims Methodist Church; and Greater St. James Missionary Baptist Church of Mims.
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HM NumberHM1WQQ
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Year Placed2005
Placed ByThe Brevard County Historical Commission and the Florida Department of State
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Wednesday, February 1st, 2017 at 9:03am PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17R E 515919 N 3168068
Decimal Degrees28.63960000, -80.83711667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 28° 38.376', W 80° 50.227'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds28° 38' 22.56" N, 80° 50' 13.62" W
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Area Code(s)321, 407
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling North
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1575-1633 Old Dixie Hwy, Titusville FL 32796, US
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