First Presbyterian Church - Carson City, NV
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Volcanoguy
N 39° 09.848 W 119° 46.129
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A Bicentennial Marker at the historical First Presbyterian Church in Carson City, Nevada.
Waymark Code: WMVQV7
Location: Nevada, United States
Date Posted: 05/19/2017
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This historical marker, placed in 1976, is mounted at the original entrance of the First Presbyterian Church. In the top left corner of the marker is the Star symbol of the American Revolution Bicentennial 1776-1976. In the top right corner is a CC symbol for the Carson City Centennial Commission.
Text of the marker follows:
CARSON CITY, NEVADA
HISTORICAL MARKER
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
The roots of this church reach deep into Nevada’s sagebrush soil, and are older than the State itself. Portions of the edifice date to early 1864, making it the oldest church building still in service in Nevada.
Many key figures in the State’s history are numbered on its rolls. Not the least of these was Orion Clemens, Secretary of Nevada Territory, 1861-1864. His brother Sam Clemens (Mark Twain) donated the proceeds of the Third Session (1864) of his famed “Third House” toward the church’s construction.
THIS MARKER WAS DEDICATED IN 1975 BY THE CARSON CITY HISTORICAL COMMISSION AND THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
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