Original Old School Baptist Meeting Site and Churchyard
Location: Corner of Forester and Galloway
This marker stands in the small field across Forester Ave. from the Methodist church. It commemorates the original site of the log meeting house of the Old School Baptists, and the unmarked graves of some of Warwick's first settlers. The text of the marker reads:
"Site of log meeting house of the Baptist Church of Warwick. James Benedict orgained and installed as pastor Nov. 7, 1765 was the first minister and this the first church in the valley. He died Spet. 9, 1792 aged 72 years. His wife, Mary Blackman, is buried beside him the this churchyard, which is filled with the unmarked graves of his pioneer congretation, among them those of several Revolutionary War soldiers. Erected by the church he founded, his descendants, and the State of New York. Nov 7, 1933.
Benedict, Elder James, Blackman, Mary, Cemeteries, Churches, Old School Baptist Church, Revolutionary War -- graves
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