Near Prescott in Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)
The Blue Church
Photographed by Kevin Craft, August 4, 2015
1. The Blue Church Marker
On January 1, 1790, inhabitants of Augusta and Elizabethtown townships agreed to build a church here in the burying yard of the proposed town of "New Oswegatchie". Subscriptions were inadequate and nothing was built by 1804 when Barbara Heck, the founder of Methodism in Upper Canada, was buried here. In 1809 Anglicans of Augusta and Elizabethtown built a frame chapel, later called the "Blue Church", which served the parish until St. James, Maitland, was opened in 1826. The "Blue Church", unconsecrated, rarely used for services and in bad repair, was partially burned and taken down in 1840. The present small blue church was built in 1845.
Erected by Archaeological and Historic Sites Board, Department of Public Records and Archives of Ontario.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Canada, Ontario Heritage Trust series list. A significant historical month for this entry is January 1852.
Location. 44° 40.789′ N, 75° 33.627′ W. Marker is near Prescott, Ontario, in Leeds and Grenville United Counties.
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Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Ontario and specifically in Southeastern Ontario. It is also in Central Canada. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony, the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, and Rupert’s Land.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Justus Sherwood 1747-1798 (approx. 3.4 kilometers away); The Rothesay (approx. 3.4 kilometers away); Jean Casselman Wadds (approx. 4.1 kilometers away); Capture of Ogdensburg (approx. 4.1 kilometers away); Grand Trunk Railway Prescott / Le Chemin De Fer Du Grand Tronc (approx. 4.5 kilometers away); Prescott, Ontario (approx.
Photographed by Robert Rusaw, July 30, 2022
2. The Blue Church
Another marker is no longer nearby. Homewood (was approx. 3.5 kilometers away but has been confirmed missing).
Photographed by Robert Rusaw, July 30, 2022
3. The Blue Church
Photographed by Robert Rusaw, July 30, 2022
4. The Blue Church Marker
Photographed by Kevin Craft, August 4, 2015
5. Wideview of The Blue Church Marker
Photographed by Kevin Craft, August 4, 2015
6. The Blue Church
Credits. This page was last revised on August 23, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 11, 2015, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec. This page has been viewed 1,128 times since then and 90 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 11, 2015, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec. 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 1, 2022, by Robert Rusaw of Massena, New York. 5, 6. submitted on August 11, 2015, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec.
