First Baptist Church - Port Crane, NY
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ripraff
N 42° 09.975 W 075° 49.979
18T E 431193 N 4668570
The church was sold from the Binghamton group to the Port Crane group for 5,000 dollars, disassembled and shipped on a canal boat.
Waymark Code: WMPN4K
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 09/24/2015
Views: 1
"Early in 1870, the First Baptist Church of Binghamton had need of a larger house of worship. Its church building, erected in 1831 on Chenango and Warren Streets, then the outskirts of the Village of Chenango Point, had a seating capacity of three hundred and fifty. "
"One of their prayers was answered in 1870 when the First Baptist Church and Society at Chenango Point sold their original building to the Port Crane congregation for $5,000.00. The church was disassembled, placed on a canal boat on the Chenango Canal and towed from Chenango Point in Binghamton to Port Crane where it was re-assembled on the corner of Canal and Park Street on a piece of property that was purchased for $6,000. The church at Port Crane was dedicated to the Lord's Service November 22, 1870."
Original Location: N 42° 06.836 W 075° 54.136
How it was moved: Disassembled
Type of move: City to City
Building Status: Private
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