Coventry Cross Episcopal Church ~ Minden, Nevada
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brwhiz
N 38° 57.325 W 119° 46.079
11S E 260145 N 4315473
The Coventry Cross Episcopal Church in Minden, Nevada was moved from its original site in Smith's Valley, Nevada.
Waymark Code: WMFKQ1
Location: Nevada, United States
Date Posted: 10/31/2012
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The historical marker in front of the church reads:
Coventry Cross
Episcopal Church
Construction of Coventry Cross Episcopal Church began in 1936 at the building's original site in Smith Valley. The church was named for the large stone cross that stands on the church's Rood beam (a beam in a medieval church across the entrance to the choir: it supports the rood, a large crucifix.) The Dean of Coventry Cathedral gave the cross, originally part of St. Michael's Cathedral in Coventry, England, to Bishop Thomas Jenkins in 1930. The church was moved to its present site in 1954, and has been serving Carson Valley continually since then.