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 1894 - Trinity Episcopal Church - Florence, AL Posted by:  Lat34North
N 34° 48.148 W 087° 40.730
16S E 437906 N 3851347
This dated stone is at the entrance to the Trinity Episcopal Church on N. Pine Street at E Tuscaloosa St, Florence, Alabama.
Waymark Code: WMHG93
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 07/08/2013
Views: 1
The historic marker next to the church reads:
Trinity Episcopal Church 1894
Episcopal services in Florence began in 1824. Rev. Thomas Armstrong Cook organized Trinity Episcopal Church in 1836. The original building, on the northwest corner of College and Cedar Streets, was consecrated Feb. 23, 1845, by Bishop Nicholas Hamner Cobbs. It burned in 1893, and this building was constructed in 1894, using the tower bell from the old church. Services have been held here since Easter Day, 1895. Building Consecrated by Bishop Richard Hooker Wilmer June 12, 1898. Parish Hall added in 1929. Education building and Mullen Hall erected 1967.
Erected by Florence Historical Board Florence, Alabama.
Year of construction: 1894
Full inscription:
Trinity Church
A.D. 1894
Cross-listed waymark: Not listed
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