Bantam in Litchfield in Northwest Hills Region, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)

Site of Methodist Church

Photographed by Michael Herrick, August 20, 2012

1. Site of Methodist Church Marker

Inscription. On This Site Stood
The Methodist Church
Which Was Destroyed
By The Tornado Of
July 10, 1989

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Disasters • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1953.

Location. 41° 43.421′ N, 73° 14.367′ W. Marker is in Litchfield in Northwest Hills Region, Connecticut. It is in Bantam. It is at the intersection of Bantam Road (U.S. 202) and Vanderpoel Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Bantam Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 866 Bantam Rd, Bantam CT 06750, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Connecticut’s Berkshire Foothills

and in the Litchfield Hills.

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.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once Litchfield County

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Dedicated To All Veterans

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(about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Site Of Birthplace Of Horace Bushnell (approx. 0.2 miles away); Forever Mourned Forever Honored (approx. 0.4 miles away); White Memorial Foundation (approx. 2 miles away); Mustered Out (approx. 2.3 miles away); Wadhams Brothers Memorial (approx. 2.3 miles away); Litchfield (approx. 2.4 miles away); a different marker also named Litchfield (approx. 2.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Litchfield.

Photographed by Michael Herrick, August 20, 2012

2. Site of Methodist Church Marker

The bell is all that is left from the Bantam Methodist Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Michael Herrick, August 20, 2012

3. The bell is all that is left from the Bantam Methodist Church

Inscription on the Bell image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Michael Herrick, August 20, 2012

4. Inscription on the Bell

Henry McShane & Co.
Baltimore, MD
1885

The Methodist Church Bell image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Michael Herrick, August 20, 2012

5. The Methodist Church Bell

Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 22, 2012, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 796 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 22, 2012, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.