St. John's Episcopal Church

St. John's Episcopal Church is a Michigan historical marker in Clinton, Lenawee County, dedicated 1984.

122 East Church Street, Clinton

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In 1835, under the leadership of the Reverend William N. Lyster, this church was founded as St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church. The Reverend Lyster had organized a church in nearby Tecumseh in 1833, and this church was a mission of that pioneer parish until 1836. In 1853 the parish voted to change its name to St. John’s Episcopal Church. Completed in 1835, this is the oldest remaining Episcopal church building in Michigan. Its hand-hewn beams, wainscoting, and stained glass windows all date back to 1835.

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Historical maps covering this location

1832 · Ohio Pocket Map (Mitchell, 1832) (Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1836 · Western States. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1845 · Ohio. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1850 · State Of Ohio (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1873 · (Map of Lenawee County, Michigan) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

Western States, 1836, covering the location of St. John's Episcopal Church, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Western States, 1836, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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