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Cannan in Grafton County, New Hampshire — The American Northeast (New England)
 

Old North Church

 
 
Old North Church Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Col. James F. Jamison, USMC (Ret)
1. Old North Church Marker
Inscription.
Old
North Church
Built 1828
Congregational

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: ArchitectureReligion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1828.
 
Location. 43° 40.408′ N, 72° 2.788′ W. Marker is in Cannan, New Hampshire, in Grafton County. It is at the intersection of Canaan Street and Prospect Hill Road, on the right when traveling north on Canaan Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Canaan NH 03741, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in New Hampshire’s White Mountains. It is also in the American Northeast and in New England. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Great North Woods, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Noyes Academy (approx. 0.6 miles away); Snow Roller (approx. 0.6 miles away); Canaan Street (approx. 2½ miles away); Canaan Veterans Monument (approx. 2.6 miles away); Office of the Enfield Advocate (approx. 5.4 miles away); Downtown Enfield Village (approx. 5½ miles away); The Copeland Block (approx. 5½ miles away); Enfield Persian Gulf - Afghanistan - Iraq War Monument (approx. 5½ miles away).
 
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Old North Church Entrance image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Col. James F. Jamison, USMC (Ret)
2. Old North Church Entrance
Old North Church image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Col. James F. Jamison, USMC (Ret)
3. Old North Church
Old North Church image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Col. James F. Jamison, USMC (Ret)
4. Old North Church
Ceiling Detail
Old North Church image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Col. James F. Jamison, USMC (Ret)
5. Old North Church
Old North Church Altar during annual service August, 2022
Old North Church, Canaan, NH c.1915 image. Click for full size.
Unknown photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
6. Old North Church, Canaan, NH c.1915
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 16, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 9, 2022, by Col. James F. Jamison, USMC (Ret) of Coronado, California. This page has been viewed 600 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 9, 2022, by Col. James F. Jamison, USMC (Ret) of Coronado, California.   6. submitted on August 16, 2022, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
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