Grace Episcopal Church - Canton, MS
N 32° 36.750 W 090° 02.017
15S E 778365 N 3612215
Mississippi Historical Commission - Grace Church
Waymark Code: WMEDE6
Location: Mississippi, United States
Date Posted: 05/11/2012
Views: 11
Grace Church
(Episcopal)
Earliest services held, 1840, by “Fighting” Bishop Leonidas Polk. Parish organized, 1848, with Edward Fontaine as rector. Building dating from 1853, is Canton’s oldest church structure.
One of Canton's oldest buildings and part of the Canton Historic District. Found just off the east side of the Square. This church is still an active parish of the MS Diocese.
Date Installed:: 1962/4/1
Organization that placed the object:: Mississippi Historical Commission
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