Historic Plaques along the Loyalist Parkway

St. Alban the Martyr Church

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35

10419 Loyalist Pkwy, Adolphustown, ON K0K 1X0

GPS:
44.064692
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-77.004155

St. Alban the Martyr Church was erected in 1884 as a memorial to the United Empire Loyalists.

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St. Alban the Martyr Church

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Historic Sites along the Loyalist Parkway

St. Alban the Martyr Church

St. Alban the Martyr Church
KM
35

10419 Loyalist Pkwy, Adolphustown, ON K0K 1X0

GPS:
44.064692
,
-77.004155

St. Alban the Martyr Church was erected in 1884 as a memorial to the United Empire Loyalists.

St. Alban the Martyr Memorial Church stands by the side of the road, elevated on a rise of land, about 40 kilometres west of Kingston, in the quiet hamlet of Adolphustown. The church was built close to the landing site of the fourth town contingent of the United Empire Loyalist who arrived at Adolphustown Creek on June 16, 1784 and is dedicated to United Empire Loyalists.

Construction of this Gothic revival stone church began in 1884. The Honourable John Beverly Robinson, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario laid the cornerstone on June 17, 1884, during the Bay of Quinte Centennial Celebrations of the landing of the Loyalists. Construction lasted several years and the first service was held in the church June 25, 1890.

The church has many interesting features, including a marble baptismal font, flags that are replicas of the colours that the Queen's Rangers American Regiment carried during the American Revolution and a bell believed to be the oldest church bell in Canada.

Source: http://www.uelac.org/St-Alban/church-history.php


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