St.Paul's Presbyterian Church
& Cemetery (1888)
10150 Pine Valley Drive

Quick Facts:

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• The original church that burned down was built in August of 1844.

• The new church that stands now started being built on February of 1888

• Thomas Wright was employed as carpenter and David Johnson as mason

• The bricks were made on-site, of local materials

• The practicing religion for the church was Presbyterianism

• Services were conducted in English and Gaelic

• St. Paul's was situated on the property of Peter Snyder, a farmer who's religion was listed as "none particular"

• A census taken in 1842 indicated that one-third of the population of Vaughan Township was Presbyterian

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Construction Materials:

Polychromatic brickwork and rubble stone

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• It was the second church to occupy the site

• The first church was paid for in Halifax currency

• The year 1944 marked the hundredth anniversary of St. Paul's church

• In 1971, the Town of Vaughan took ownership of St. Paul's cemetery

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Research conducted by Celeste Lorusso.

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Sources:

Somerville, Patricia. A History of Vaughan Township Churches. Edited by Catherine Macfarlane, Vaughan Township Historical Society, 1985.

Corporation of the Town of Vaughan, Office of the City Clerk, et al. By-Law Number 133-88, 1888.
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