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Listen: The Bluegrass & Old-Time ProgramFirst Christmas service signboard at Lake Jackson : Leon County, Florida
Image Number
PR11396
Rights
Collection
Print collections
Geographic Term
Personal Subjects
Physical Description
1 photonegative - b&w - 8 x 10 in.
General Note
"In this vicinity was the Indian Village of Anhayea. Here the Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto and his men spent the fall and winter of 1539-40. Since twelve priests accompanied the Spaniards, it is probable that the first Christmas service in the United States was celebrated here".
First Christmas service signboard at Lake Jackson : Leon County, Florida
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