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| Photos
Taken 01 Aug 2003 & Contributed by Carolyn
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| Situated in the small
village of Bloomville, New York, the
Bloomville United Methodist Church has
been in continuous operation for more
than 200 years and is the oldest church
in Bloomville and might be the
oldest-surviving building in the hamlet. |
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| In 2006 the church began a
massive renovation to shore up and
reinforce the structure. When the
interior was exposed, it was discovered
that the structure had been built without
nails. The original builders had used
mortises and tenons held together with
pins, using their bare hands, horses and
ropes. Among some of the artifacts
found during the renovation was a wooden
pulley, which was probably used to raise
and lower the kerosene lamps that lit the
church before the existence of gas or
electric lights.
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| For an overall interior
view, Carolyn McPherson pieced together
three photos for this beautiful
photomontage of the sanctuary of the
Bloomville Methodist Church (Click photo
for larger view) |
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