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Meetinghouse under the Ledge
Old Ledge Meetinghouse
Conjectural painting of the church. This view is facing northwest, with the ledge in background
Map
43°47′08″N 70°10′31″W / 43.7855°N 70.1753°W / 43.7855; -70.1753
LocationToday's Garrison Lane, Yarmouth, Maine
DenominationCongregational
History
StatusDemolished
FoundedNovember 18, 1730
Consecrated1730
Architecture
Years built1729
Closed1820
Demolished1836 (188 years ago) (1836)

The Meetinghouse under the Ledge, also known as the Old Ledge Meetinghouse,[1] was a church that stood in present-day Yarmouth, Maine, between 1729 and 1836. It was the ninth church founded in Maine.[2]

Named for the ledge that rises to the west of its former location, only the church's eastern doorstep remains, beside today's Garrison Lane.

  1. ^ "Old Ledge Church in Yarmouth" – Congregational Library & Archives
  2. ^ "North Yarmouth, Maine. First Church" – Congregational Library & Archives

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