FIRST - Episcopal Church in New Hampshire
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N 43° 23.023 W 072° 22.295
18T E 712904 N 4806782
First Episcopal Church in New Hampshire
Waymark Code: WMBB9
Location: New Hampshire, United States
Date Posted: 04/25/2006
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Union Church -- First Episcopal Church in New Hampshire
Located easterly on Old Church Road, this wood-frame structure, built in 1771-1773, is the oldest standing Episcopal church in the State, serving the second oldest parish. The parish began in 1768 as a mission of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts. The first rector was Reverend Ranna Cossitt (1771-1785).
Located on NH 12-A, the Jarvis Hill Road, about 1 mile south of its junction with NH 12 and 103, Claremont, NH
The Union Church was listed on the National Register in 1980.
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The waymark is for the location of the actual church building. The historic marker site is several miles away.
UINION CHURCH -- OLDEST EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN NEW HAMPSHIRE
UNION CHURCH HISTORIC PALQUE
UNION CHURCH HISTORIC MARKER
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