May 24th The Washington Street Tour- Elk's Rest- 100 Washington Street

The Inscription:

Elks Rest 

100 Washington Street 

"Lincolnville" 

FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH LODGE No. 649, Benevolent Protective Order Of Elks Of The World and PRIDE OF FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH TEMPLE No. 413. Completed in November 1958.

This Lodge, called ELKS REST, was at the early center of political and civil life of Lincolnville, providing housing for political rallies and cultural events.

During the 1960s, IT SERVED AS DAYTIME STRATEGY, TRAINING AND OPERATIONS CENTER OF THE SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE, AND CANTEEN AND NUTRITION CENTER--a bivouac for hundreds of participants and foot soldiers of the civil rights movement.

Presented by the Civil Rights Memorial Projects Committee of St. Augustine, Executive Committee: Gerald Eubanks, Chairman: Bernice Harper, Vice-Chairman: Joe Eubanks and Jimmie Wells, and supported by Henry "Hank" Thomas, Freedom Rider, 1961
                                                                 Erected January 2006