| Marker Number |
7439 |
| Atlas Number |
5167007439 |
| Marker Title |
Original Site of First Baptist Church of Alta Loma |
| Index Entry |
First Baptist Church of Alta Loma, Original Site of |
| Address |
12017 S. 23rd St. |
| City |
Santa Fe |
| County |
Galveston |
| UTM Zone |
15 |
| UTM Easting |
297873 |
| UTM Northing |
3250378 |
| Subject Codes |
Baptist denomination; churches |
| Marker Year |
1970 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
|
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
20" x 20" |
| Marker Text |
Original site of oldest church in Alta Loma; second oldest Baptist church on Galveston mainland. Organized on Nov. 10, 1895, in a local hotel; 26 charter members. Established Arcadia Baptist Church, 1945. Purchased "U. S. S. Houston" Memorial Chapel, 1946. Helped organize Galveston Baptist Association in 1949. |
