Rutland in Rutland County, Vermont — The American Northeast (New England)

Grace Congregational UCC

Photographed by Patrick Duggan

1. Grace Congregational UCC Marker

Inscription.
Site of the first Meeting House erected 1784 by inhabitants of East Parish, now Grace Congregational UCC in Rutland and formally organized in 1788. Property deeded to church by Major William Barr.
Also Site of the first burying ground deeded to East Parish by Major Barr in 1800. Rev. Samuel Williams, first settled pastor of the church and Honorable Samuel Williams, founder of the Rutland Herald and first deacon of the church are interred here.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1784.

Location. 43° 37.142′ N, 72° 58.466′ W. Marker is in Rutland, Vermont, in Rutland County. It is at the intersection of North Main Street (U.S. 7) and North Street Ext., on the right when traveling south on North Main Street. Located next to North Main Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Rutland VT 05701, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Vermont’s Green Mountains.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in New England.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Martin Henry Freeman (approx. half a mile away); Rutland Jewish Center (approx. 0.6 miles away); Italian American Club of Rutland, Vermont (approx. 0.7 miles away); Old State House (approx. 0.7 miles away); Fort Rutland Memorial

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(approx. 0.7 miles away); a different marker also named Old State House (approx. 0.7 miles away); John Deere (approx. ¾ mile away); Why Trains? (approx. ¾ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rutland.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 10, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 5, 2024, by Patrick Duggan of Los Angeles, California. This page has been viewed 201 times since then and 18 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on May 5, 2024, by Patrick Duggan of Los Angeles, California. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.

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