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

West Enosburg United Methodist Church

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 4, 2024

1. West Enosburg United Methodist Church Marker

Inscription. In 1825 Reverend Isaac Hall and 15 parishioners founded Enosburgh's first Methodist Church. A church building was constructed on this site in 1839 with a resonant bronze bell donated by Austin Fuller, a prominent West Enosburg resident. In 1855 and again in 1882, the church burned and was rebuilt with the bell in place. In the 1880s this Methodist Church served a flourishing congregation of 65 members and shared a pastor with the Methodist Church in Enosburg Falls. In 2021, when the building became structurally unsafe, the small West Enosburg congregation merged with the congregation in Enosburg Falls, and the church was demolished. The merger ended the church's almost 200 years as a place of worship here.

Erected 2024 by Vermont Division for Historic Preservation.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Vermont Division for Historic Preservation Markers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1839.

Location. 44° 52.305′ N, 72° 47.893′ W. Marker is in Enosburg, Vermont, in Franklin County.

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It is on Tyler Branch Road west of West Enosburg Road (Vermont Route 108), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1663 Tyler Branch Rd, Enosburg Falls VT 05450, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Vermont’s Champlain Valley.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in New England.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Great North Woods,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Enosburg Falls Diesel Generator (approx. 2.1 miles away); Birthplace of Larry Gardner (approx. 2.4 miles away); Opera House of Enosburg Falls (approx. 2½ miles away); Annette W. Parmelee (approx. 2.6 miles away); Patent Medicine in Enosburg Falls (approx. 2.7 miles away); Chester A. Arthur (approx. 3.9 miles away); Peter Bent Brigham / Brigham Academy (approx. 6.1 miles away); South Academy / St. George Church and Bakersfield Historical Society (approx. 6.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Enosburg.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 4, 2024

2. West Enosburg United Methodist Church Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 29, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 29, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 173 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 29, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

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