Wabash Avenue Presbyterian Church - Crawfordsville, IN
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Wabash Avenue Presbyterian Church was built in 1881. It stands at the corner of South Washington Street and Wabash Avenue, in Crawfordsville, Indiana.
Waymark Code: WMKFFY
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 04/06/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member silverquill
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Wabash Avenue Presbyterian Church was built in 1881. It stands at the corner of South Washington Street and Wabash Avenue, in Crawfordsville, Indiana. South Washington Street is also US231. This site is on the west side of Washington Street, about two blocks south of the Montgomery County Courthouse.

Wabash Avenue Presbyterian Church page (visit link)

Crawfordsville is a city in Union Township, Montgomery County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 15,915. The city is the county seat of Montgomery County. It is home to Wabash College, which was ranked by Forbes as #12 in the United States for undergraduate studies in 2008.

Crawfordsville Wikipedia page (visit link)

Historic Marker Text:-

Wabash Avenue
Presbyterian Church

In 1824, Presbyterians worshipped together
for the first time in Montgomery County
in an unfinished log cabin. Expressing
their religious mission through education,
Presbyterians founded Wabash College in
1832 and the country's first free preschool
program in 1969. The present sanctuary was
constructed in 1881, and the education wing
was added in 1961. In 2001, this church
sponsored the nations first rural gun exchange.

The marker was erected by Presbyterian Church U. S. A.

IMDB marker page (visit link)

Church address:-

307 South Washington Street
Crawfordsville,
IN 47933
(765) 362-5812
Presbyterian Denomination: Presbyterian Church (USA)

Status: Active House of Worship

Address:
307 South Washington Street
Crawfordsville, IN USA
47933


Date Built: 1881

Relevant Web Site: [Web Link]

Architect: Not listed

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