[First Baptist Educational Building Groundbreaking, Rockwall]

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Photograph of a ground-breaking ceremony for a new educational building for the Rockwall First Baptist Church on March 13, 1983. A man holds a spade, digging from a small dirt patch in a grass field, surrounded by multiple people. A list of names of people present at the groundbreaking is included.

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1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 9 cm, in frame 22 x 16 cm.

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Creator: Unknown. March 13, 1983.

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First Baptist Church of Rockwall

The First Baptist Church of Rockwall (FBCR) is the oldest congregation in the Dallas Baptist Association. Organized in 1852 as the New Hope Baptist Church, this institution holds records that highlight developments in religious teaching, ideology, and practice and of the community the church serves. These materials reflect the growth and community of Rockwall, Texas through the eyes of one of its earliest churches.

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Photograph of a ground-breaking ceremony for a new educational building for the Rockwall First Baptist Church on March 13, 1983. A man holds a spade, digging from a small dirt patch in a grass field, surrounded by multiple people. A list of names of people present at the groundbreaking is included.

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1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 9 cm, in frame 22 x 16 cm.

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Rescuing Texas History, 2022

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  • March 13, 1983

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  • March 27, 2024, 9:55 a.m.

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  • April 22, 2024, 12:53 p.m.

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  • 32.924938, -96.461499

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[First Baptist Educational Building Groundbreaking, Rockwall], photograph, March 13, 1983; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1662268/: accessed May 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting First Baptist Church of Rockwall.

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