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Christian Shinkle
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The land that Union Church is built on was part of one thousand acres on Bullskin Creek purchased by Christian Shinkle on June 15th 1805.Shinkle later donated land for a school house,a cemetery and a church. |
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The Union Church was the first religious society in Lewis Township.The first chapel was built in 1821 . The church was rebuilt in 1852 and the current church was built in 1873
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Christian Shinkles headstone located in the Shinkles Ridge Cemetery
The dates are unreadable |
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This is my good friend Hal. I took this picture on his birthday. I think he likes to be in pictures. |
