Buffalo Church, J 33
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GeoGordie
N 36° 06.560 W 079° 46.794
17S E 609815 N 3996764
Established in 1756, Buffalo Presbyterian Church is one of the oldest churches in Piedmont North Carolina. Located in Guilford County, Greensboro, North Carolina.
Waymark Code: WMBMA
Location: North Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 04/30/2006
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During the 16th century Scotland was gradually brought under the rule of England; this in itself was wrong to the freedom loving Scots. As the restrictions on their civil and religious liberties became unbearable , they began emigrating to Ulster, in Ireland, early in the 1600's where they had access to substantial land acreages and enjoyed much more freedom from hateful restrictions for some 90 years.
By 1640, the population had grown to considerable numbers due to emigration and birth rate; so much so, that the English government began increasing taxes and restricting the freedom of the ministry of their churches.
In the early 1700's both Scots and Scotch - Irish began emigrating from the old countries into Pennsylvania. During the late 1740's some members of Nottingham Presbyterian Church in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, formed a company which they named Nottingham Colony. An agent representing this group was appointed to visit the Earl of Granville's grant of land located in the upper part of North Carolina.
Negotiations resulted in the securing of a lease on 21,000 acres of land on the waters of North Buffalo and Reedy Fork Creeks. The land was divided into 33 plots where 19 families had settled by the mid 1750's.
Eventually, a site of one acre was deeded to a trustee for a meeting house which was built of logs and stood in the North - West corner of our present cemetery. This structure served as a meeting house for many years until a frame building was erected.
The older section of the present sanctuary (American Colonial Style) was erected in 1826 - 27. When the walls were extended in 1956 to increase the seating capacity, great care was taken to match the old hand made bricks. The restful tones of the interior, a choir loft with its pipe organ and space to accommodate 50 singers, and splendid acoustic qualities contribute to more meaningful worship.
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