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Hammond in St. Lawrence County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

First Church

 
 
First Church Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 4, 2014
1. First Church Marker
Inscription.

A Presbyterian church was built on this site in 1837. The present church, built in 1916 is the fourth "kirk" to occupy this site.

 
Erected by R. T. Elethorp Historical Society.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1837.
 
Location. 44° 26.991′ N, 75° 41.803′ W. Marker is in Hammond, New York, in St. Lawrence County. It is on St. Lawrence Avenue (County Road 134) 0.1 miles west of Main Street (State Route 37), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 217 St Lawrence Avenue, Hammond NY 13646, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York and in the Adirondacks & North Country. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Bay Road Cemetery (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); World Wars Memorial (about 700 feet away); Catholic Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); William McNeil (approx. Ό mile away); War of 1812 (approx. 4.1 miles away); The Chippewa Bay Area (approx. 4.1 miles away); Singer Castle on Dark Island (approx. 4.1 miles away); The Thousand Islands (approx. 4.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hammond.
 
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(Submitted on July 23, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
 
First Church Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 4, 2014
2. First Church Marker
Presbyterian Church and First Church Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 4, 2014
3. Presbyterian Church and First Church Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 23, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 436 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on July 23, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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Jul. 4, 2026