East Whitehall Brick Church Traditional Cache
East Whitehall Brick Church
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Placed with permission of the Board of Trustees, this cache is located at the Historic Brick Church in East Whitehall.
The cache is a camo container a bit smaller than a nalgene bottle. There are two driveways, one on the north side of route 21 which is unpaved, and one on the east side of route 18 which is paved but rather steep, either can be used. You can park between the Church and the barns.
Please only access this cache during the daytime. No Need to Move Rocks!
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If you are looking to check out some of the local history this is a cache for you.
These are some of the oldest buildings around and are quite unique. Be sure to check out the post and beam horse barns where the horses and buggies “parked”. You are welcome to walk through the cemetery which dates back to the early 1800’s, please close the gate if you do when you leave.
If you are interested in seeing the inside of the church or learning more, there is an annual historic service open to the public held in August. Check the local papers for the date.
Below are some Historic Dates in the Life of the East Whitehall Brick Church:
1791: Samuel Wigton opens his home to newly converted Methodists.
1796: Methodist society organized.
1796-1801: Lake Champlain “Circuit” organized.
1797: Lorenzo Dow given license to preach by Bishop Asbury
1822: Whitehall “Circuit” organized in East Whitehall, New York
16 April 1826: The Brick Church of East Whitehall was completed at a cost of $1,600.00.
21 May 1873: Simeon B Merriam and his wife Mary in “consideration of the sum of fifty dollars to them duly paid hath sold and by those present do grant and convey to the Society of the Methodist Church of East Whitehall and assigns all that tract or parcel of land situated in the town of Whitehall and bounded…”
15 September 1873: A picket fence was completed around the Brick Church and the cemetery.
15 May 1923: A second addition of land was deeded to East Whitehall Brick Church cemetery by Herbert and Harriet Bartholomew “in consideration of one dollar lawful money of the United States”.
August 1973: Trustees of Brick Church deeded the church and the cemetery grounds to The Brick Church Cemetery Association of East Whitehall
June 1980: The Washington County Advisory Council on Historic Preservation presented a Certificate of Historic Preservation Merit to Brick Church Cemetery Association in recognition of achievement in historic preservation in Washington County for maintenance of East Whitehall Brick Church and sheds.
1984: A small endowment fund was started to assure future maintenance of the Church.
1999: Cemetery stones were repaired, reset and cleaned.
2002: The Washington County Advisory Council on Historical Preservation awarded a Plaque and an Honorary Certificate to the Board of Trustees for outstanding effort in the rehabilitation of The Brick Church, The Horse sheds and The Cemetery.
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