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Caption: Marker detail: United Church (Westminster)
Additional Description: Captain George McKenzie and wife Sarah (McGregor) were very involved in the Presbyterian faith of New Glasgow. In the year 1874, Capt. McKenzie and Elder Hugh Ross began construction of the United Church (Westminster). True to Capt. McKenzie’s and new Glasgow’s ship building heritage, the church’s interior was built in the shape of a ships hull upside down. This church opened on January 9, 1876. Four months later on May 12, 1876 Captain George Rogers McKenzie passed away at the age of 78. He is buried in Riverside Cemetery, New Glasgow.
Submitted: January 23, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Database Locator Identification Number: p508612
File Size: 1.224 Megabytes

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