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Old Trinity 1842-1881 Photo by Alan L Brown - Posted June, 2005 · Photo from Google Street View ©2010 Google - Posted December, 2010

Old Trinity 1842-1881

1841

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The first Anglican church in Lambton was built on this site 1841-42 and, for many years, its bright tin steeple served as a guide to mariners on the St. Clair River. The land was donated by Thomas Sutherland who had founded the community of Sutherland's Landing (now Mooretown) in 1833. The first rector was the Reverend Alexander Pyne, and it was consecrated by Bishop John Strachan in 1845. In 1863 a new church was built and the original Trinity demolished in 1881.

Transcribed from the marker, not summarised.

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The County of Lambton
The Township of St. Clair
In a cemetery at the end of a narrow dirt road
off the St. Clair Parkway at street address 1402
1.4 km north of Road 80 in Courtright

N 42 49.628 W 82 28.030

Recorded June 2005. Check current access before visiting.

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