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The Beecher Bible and Rifle Church is the oldest community building in the Wabaunsee County. After two years of fundraising, construction began on a stone church that still stands today in Wabaunsee. The stone was hauled from nearby hilltop quarries. Women helped mix the mortar by hand, and the original shake shingles were made with crude hand tools. The church was dedicated in May 1862.
Date: Between 1862 and 1880
Item Number: 221051
Holding Institution: Wabaunsee County Historical Society
Built Environment - Function - Religion - Religious Facility - Church
Built Environment - Materials - Stone
Built Environment - Materials - Wood - Shake
Collections - Photograph
Date - 1861-1869
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
Places - Cities and towns - Wabaunsee
Places - Counties - Wabaunsee
Thematic Time Period - Civil War, 1861 - 1865
Type of Material - Photographs
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