Cain Church - Harrisburg, IL
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N 37° 43.116 W 088° 33.134
16S E 363194 N 4175727
Originally a Quaker Meeting House, then other denominations used it, now a museum piece.
Waymark Code: WMKADJ
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 03/09/2014
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County of church: Saline County
Location of church: 1600 Feazel St. Saline Creek Pioneer Village, Harrisburg
Church built about 1871 as Quaker Meetinghouse
Marker text at church: "Society of Friends (Quakers) built the Cain church in 1871 as their meeting house and has since been used by several denominations. It was originally located southwest of Harrisburg in Section 20
"The Cains were very religious people. They built the Cain Church which is now located at the museum located in Harrisburg, Saline County, Illinois. They also built the Cain School." - RootsWeb
"I am a descendent of Thomas J. Cain and John Cain, and though I know that the meeting was in the Cain community, I am trying to understand when they came to Quakerism and if that might help me understand where John Cain came from before Illinois. As far as I can tell, the meeting in Cain was called the Saline meeting, but it was not recognized until 1871, after the Cains had been in the area for a quite a while already." - Ryan on roots web
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