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Historical First Baptist Church, Fredonia, New York
IN THIS CHURCH
ON DEC. 15 1873
208 CRUSADERS MET
ORGANIZED AND BECAME
THE FIRST
WOMAN'S CHRISTIAN
TEMPERANCE UNION
OF THE WORLD.
ERECTED BY THE
CRUSADE
UNION
OF
FREDONIA
DEC. 15
1921.
The Birthplace of the W. C. T. U.
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The First Baptist Church, Fredonia, N. Y.
was organized Oct. 20, 1808. It is the oldest
Baptist Church in Chautauqua County. It was
the second church of any denomination to
organize in Chautauqua County.
In this church the Woman's Christian Tem-
perance Union was organized Dec. 15, 1873.
MC CLENATHAN PRINTERY, INC., DUNKIRK, N.Y.
