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First Presbyterian Church, Yorktown, New York

The First Presbyterian Church of Yorktown is a Presbyterian church in Yorktown Heights, New York. The current church building is the third in the history of the congregation, completed in 1840.

History

The congregation dates back to 1730. A meeting house was built in 1738, and a first resident pastor led the congregation from 1761. During the Revolutionary War, the church was used as barracks. It was destroyed by British troops in June 1779. A second church was built in 1785.[1] A third church in the same style replaced it in 1840.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Church History". First Presbyterian Church of Yorktown. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  2. ^ Hunter, Richard W. "Our Church and its Heritage". yorktownhistory.org. Retrieved 4 July 2018.

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