The Madill Church 1873

Photos by contributor Tony White - Posted September, 2006

Plaque Location

The District of Muskoka
The Town of Huntsville
On Madill Church Road north of Old Muskoka Road
just west of Highway 11 about 6 km south of Huntsville

Coordinates: N 45 17.627 W 79 16.375

Plaque Text

This pioneer squared-timber church, one of the few remaining examples of its type in Ontario, was begun in 1872 and completed the next year. Following the surveys of Stephenson Township in 1862 and 1871 and the extension of the Muskoka Road to the site of Huntsville in 1870, many settlers took up land in this area. One of these, John Madill, donated .5 ha of land for the church and burying ground and the members of the congregation contributed the logs. The first services were conducted by itinerant missionaries of the Wesleyan Methodist Church. Although no longer in regular use, an annual service is still held here by The United Church of Canada.

Related Ontario plaque
The Muskoka Road 1858

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Posted August 11, 2012
It's a beautiful church. A work of art.

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