Old Baptismal Area

Old Baptismal Area (HM37F)

Location: Fairfax, VA 22030
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 51.048', W 77° 18.463'

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Local residents recall the period through the 1930s when Mount Calvary Baptist Church regularly conducted baptismal services in the Accotink Branch, in the pool formed at its confluence with the Tussico. White-robed candidates were immersed by the church clergy as they were baptized into the Christian community. Mount Calvary Baptist Church, founded 1870, is believed to be the first African-American church in the city of Fairfax.
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HM NumberHM37F
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Year Placed2007
Placed ByCity of Fairfax - Historic Fairfax City, Inc
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Wednesday, September 17th, 2014 at 6:52am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 299740 N 4302750
Decimal Degrees38.85080000, -77.30771667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 51.048', W 77° 18.463'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 51' 2.88" N, 77° 18' 27.78" W
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Area Code(s)703, 571
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 3793-3795 VA-123, Fairfax VA 22030, US
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