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September 12, 1862
The Jeffersonian Democrat
Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio
What is this article about?
The oldest church in America, built in 1681 in Hingham, Massachusetts, remains in use with original features like a bell rope for Indian alarms, square pews, and oak frame. Pastor Rev. Joseph Richardson has preached there for 53 years.
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The Oldest Church In America.
It was built in 1681, in the town of Hingham, Massachusetts, and is still occupied as a place of worship. The bell rope hangs down by the middle of the house, where it was placed in order that the bell might be rung instantly to give alarm of any sudden Indian incursion. There are many of the old fashioned square pews in the house, inclosed in what resembles more a high and substantial unpainted fence than any thing to be seen in a modern church. The frame is of oak, and the beams are huge and numerous. The old house is good for two hundred years more. This old church has an old pastor, the Rev. Joseph Richardson, having preached in it for fifty-three years.
It was built in 1681, in the town of Hingham, Massachusetts, and is still occupied as a place of worship. The bell rope hangs down by the middle of the house, where it was placed in order that the bell might be rung instantly to give alarm of any sudden Indian incursion. There are many of the old fashioned square pews in the house, inclosed in what resembles more a high and substantial unpainted fence than any thing to be seen in a modern church. The frame is of oak, and the beams are huge and numerous. The old house is good for two hundred years more. This old church has an old pastor, the Rev. Joseph Richardson, having preached in it for fifty-three years.
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Curiosity
Historical Event
Biography
What themes does it cover?
Triumph
What keywords are associated?
Oldest Church
Hingham Massachusetts
1681
Rev. Joseph Richardson
Historical Architecture
Indian Incursion Alarm
Square Pews
Oak Frame
What entities or persons were involved?
Rev. Joseph Richardson
Where did it happen?
Hingham, Massachusetts
Story Details
Key Persons
Rev. Joseph Richardson
Location
Hingham, Massachusetts
Event Date
1681
Story Details
Church built in 1681 in Hingham, Massachusetts, still in use as a place of worship with original bell rope for Indian alarms, square pews enclosed like fences, oak frame with huge beams expected to last another 200 years; pastor Rev. Joseph Richardson has preached there for 53 years.