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The Stony Point Church built in
1883, by the Eberhart family and community members, was used until
1900 when either or both the preacher Rev. D. Scholl retired, was
transferred or the congregation's population was too low to support
the reverend. The board decided to close and lock the doors with
hope of sporadic use. According to 92 year old Herschel Hemphill,
whose grandparents donated the north property, only one service was
held in 1938, on the 55th anniversary of the dedication of the
church. Only occasional funeral services or annual picnics have
been conducted in the church since then.
The Stony Point School was where the
Eberharts as well as other fellow Lutherans met for religious
services. On Sunday, October 10th, 1868, David Earhart (The
Reverend David Earhart was a well known Lutheran minister that
traveled to several Lutheran settlements for services. David
Earhart is the grandfather of Amelia Earhart, the famous female
pilot of the 1930s.) He reported at a meeting, that a motion was
made and carried "to appoint a committee to secure, if possible, a
piece of land for a church and congregational farm." Before the
meeting adjourned it was suggested that some plan be adopted for
securing a church and a cemetery site.
The church was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places in 2006. As always be
respectful and make sure you shut the chain link fence gate behind
you. No need to move or disturb anything. If I see
people are having a hard time finding I've add a
hint.
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