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Bruton Parish Church - Williamsburg, Va.  (16725 bytes)

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"The distinguished Colonists of the early days attending the old Bruton Church Williamsburg, Va."

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Description: "Bruton Parish Church. Oldest Episcopal Church in America in continuous use. Court Church of Colonial Virginia. Worship began 1632. First brick church completed 1683. Present  building 1710-15. Transepts built by and for House of Burgesses. Colonial Governor's canopied pew. Three sets Communion Silver, viz.; Jamestown, 1661;

William and Mary, 1686; King George III, 1766. Jamestown Font. "Liberty Bell of Virginia," first in America to proclaim Civil Independence, May 15th, 1776. George Washington's name on parish register eleven times. Lectern presented by President Theodore Roosevelt. Holy Bible by King Edward VII. Pews Memorial to George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Monroe, John Tyler, John Marshall, Patrick Henry and many other distinguished worshippers."
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