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Historic Florida Churches
By Joy Sheffield Harris
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![St. James Episcopal Church, Leesburg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a92b99_d4a0d3107ce04f0e8ef7aeee84d8da4e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_292,h_324,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/a92b99_d4a0d3107ce04f0e8ef7aeee84d8da4e~mv2.webp)
Joy Harris
Jan 91 min read
St. James Episcopal Church, Leesburg
St. James Episcopal Church was initially constructed in 1889 in the Carpenter Gothic style.
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![United Methodist Welaka](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a92b99_76d347b74752432cb31f4469b5d02db8~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_292,h_370,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/a92b99_76d347b74752432cb31f4469b5d02db8~mv2.webp)
Joy Harris
Jan 81 min read
United Methodist Welaka
The 1895 freeze in Florida severely impacted Welaka's economy, forcing many residents to move elsewhere for employment. It took several...
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![Alachua United Methodist Church](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a92b99_2eb4016ece034c0da217d58985cdaa6b~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_292,h_518,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/a92b99_2eb4016ece034c0da217d58985cdaa6b~mv2.webp)
Joy Harris
Jan 71 min read
Alachua United Methodist Church
In 1822, John J. Triggs was sent as a Methodist missionary to a new mission called Alapaha. This mission extended from south Georgia into...
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