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HISTORICAL PHOTOS OF OUR BUILDINGS There are no known pictures of the first church, built in 1835 However, it's steeple can be glimpsed in this 1841 woodcut  The Baptist Church's steeple is a little to the right of center At the far right is the Presbyterian Church, then at 305 Main St. Below is an enlarged section of the woodcut showing the steeple to the left of the Court House  A section of a similar engraving shows a less slender steeple atop what appears to be a greek revival roofline  The 1835 building was torn down in 1870 to make room for the present building THE PRESENT BUILDING - DEDICATED MAY 17, 1871 showing the original 120 foot steeple  
This OLD STEREO VIEW was used to make this OLD ENGRAVING found in The New York Daily Graphic, November 1, 1878 BY 1904 THE STEEPLE HAD BEEN REBUILT  134 years old in 2005 
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