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Union Church

 
 
Union Church Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William J. Toman, September 6, 2010
1. Union Church Marker
Inscription. The first formal meeting elected the following to have charge of the building of a church: William Reese, Thomas Lewis, James Lloyd, Aaron Jones, Thomas Edmonds, James Francis and Rev. Austin

A sum of $505.00 was raised with a proposal that "a church be built"

Built 1886 ... Burned 1970

In memory of Mrs. Tressie Trow Bufton
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1886.
 
Location. 42° 44.486′ N, 89° 24.49′ W. Marker is near Albany, Wisconsin, in Green County. It is on English Settlement Road half a mile north of Dunphy Road, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Albany WI 53502, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest, in the Corn Belt, and in the Driftless Area — Bluff Country. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Northwest Territory.

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At least 8 other markers are within 14 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: "English Settlement" Cemetery (here, next to this marker); CCC Veterans Memorial Bridge (approx. 6.3 miles away); Lake Montesian (approx. 9.7 miles away); Nickolaus Gerber (approx. 9.7 miles away); Early Belleville / Library Park (approx. 10.3 miles away); Village of Cooksville / Village of Waucoma (approx. 10.9 miles away); St. Raphael's Frenchtown Cemetery (approx. 11.7 miles away); Lake Harriet School (approx. 13.3 miles away).
 
Closeup of Union Church Drawing on Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William J. Toman, September 6, 2010
2. Closeup of Union Church Drawing on Marker
Closeup of Inscription on Union Church Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William J. Toman, September 6, 2010
3. Closeup of Inscription on Union Church Marker
Union Church Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William J. Toman, September 6, 2010
4. Union Church Marker
The marker is just to the right of the "English Settlement" Cemetery marker.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 7, 2010, by William J. Toman of Green Lake, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 810 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 7, 2010, by William J. Toman of Green Lake, Wisconsin. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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