Earliest Church
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Markerman62
N 37° 31.733 W 084° 39.867
16S E 706374 N 4156108
Located on Main St (Bus US 150) at Old Presbyterian Meeting House Museum
Waymark Code: WMR7Q5
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 05/23/2016
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The Stanford Presbyterian Church, founded 1788 on this site, on Old Wilderness Trail. Land given by Mary Briggs, sister of Gen. Benjamin Logan. Church moved to its present site, 1838; land given by Logan, one of founders. In 1797, David Rice, father of Presbyterianism in Kentucky, preached here. The original log church now part of this library building.
Marker Name: Earliest Church
Marker Location: City
Type of Marker: Building
Marker Number (for official markers): 1234
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Kentucky Historical Society Kentucky Department of Highways
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