Holy Trinity Episcopal Church
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Markerman62
N 28° 52.571 W 081° 55.025
17R E 410567 N 3194613
Near Fruitland Park along Spring Lake Rd.
Waymark Code: WMDGFW
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 01/12/2012
Views: 15
Founded in 1886 by a group of young English men who came to this area to plant citrus groves, this church was opened in December, 1888. Earlier services were held at a barn on nearby Lake Geneva, midway between Fruitland Park and Chetwynd, a town two miles north of here no longer in existence. Despite severe economic and population losses following the freezes of 1894-95, this church remained open, and in 1976 descendandts of the founders were still active in the congregation. The lych gate, rare in Florida, was added in 1889. The edifice is an unspoiled example of "carpenter gothic" architecture. In 1975, it was placed on the National Register of Historical Places.
Marker Number: F-258
Date: 1976
County: Lake
Marker Type: Roadside
Sponsored or placed by: Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in cooperation with Department of State
Website: [Web Link]
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