Berkshire First Methodist Church - Berkshire, NY
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N 42° 18.317 W 076° 11.190
18T E 402207 N 4684353
The society formed in 1825 and built a frame building in 1827.
Waymark Code: WM10XM0
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 07/07/2019
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This wooden church is on the National Historic Register. It is white with green trim. They do not have a web presence but show up in directories.
Brown's Settlement started in 1791. Berkshire goes back to 1795 when a log house was built, it is named after Berkshire Massachusetts. The 2010 census shows 1412 people. It is 98% white in the census. The treaty of Harford in 1786 awarded purchase rights to Massachusetts.
12495 State Route 38
Berkshire, NY 13736
Berkshire history (
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"It was a custom among the pioneers to meet for religious exercises before the itinerant ministers visited the region, but the meetings then held were assembled in dwelling houses and barns...Methodism in Berkshire was one of the primitive institutions of pioneer days and from the little devoted gatherings of early years there have grown into prosperous life in the town two strong societies Of this faith...The first step toward the hamlet was taken when Josiah Ball in 1795 built the double log house for the accommodation of recently arrived settlers, and when Ebenezer Cook built the tannery and Joseph Waldo opened a store the future of the hamlet was assured. "
Wikipedia (
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"As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 1,412. The town is named after Berkshire County, Massachusetts."