History of the Church of the Holy Spirit

Archive

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Jefferson County Museum

Name/Title

History of the Church of the Holy Spirit

Entry/Object ID

ARC983

Scope and Content

History of the Church of the Holy Spirit by Elizabeth F. Crim, Church Historian, March 1973. Provides a history of the construction of the Church of the Holy Spirit in Summit Point. Services began in 1875, but construction of the church did not begin until 1883. The land the church was built on was donated by Charles P. Willson and Dr. Pembrooke Grove. Charles P. Willson and Euphemia Goldsborough Willson were instrumental in raising funds for the church. The church building was completed in 1885. Families that were part of the church: Willson, Wilson, Whiting, LaRue, Allen, Biller, Bonham, Reily, Robinson, Baylor, Shirley, Thomson, Steptoe, Coyle, Baker, Hardesty, Willise.

Acquisition

Accession

75

Source or Donor

Charles Town Library

Acquisition Method

Gift

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

Mar 1973

Archive Size/Extent

4 loose pages

Archive Notes

Date(s): 1973 March