Linden Presbyterian Church

Linden Presbyterian Church is a Michigan historical marker in Linden, Genesee County, dedicated 1985.

119 West Broad St., Linden

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The First Presbyterian Society of Linden was founded under the direction of the Reverend Thomas Wright on May 8, 1860. It had eight charter members and was the first religious society to be established in the village of Linden. The Linden Presbyterians held their services in homes, halls, and stores for three years until they completed this building. They held their dedication on October 21, 1863. The original church bell sits one hundred feet to the east.

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1853 · Map of the surveyed part of Michigan (Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library)
1854 · A map of the surveyed part of Michigan / by John Farmer ; engraved by S. Stiles & Co. (University Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
1873 · Michigan. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1874 · Colton's Michigan (1874) (Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Genesee County, Michigan (Historical map archives, georeferenced via Allmaps)

Map of the surveyed part of Michigan, 1853, covering the location of Linden Presbyterian Church, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Map of the surveyed part of Michigan, 1853, covering this location. Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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Linden Presbyterian Church

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