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Colonial Church
Elizabeth, New Jersey
Historical Marker Database · Bill Coughlin
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A church built in 1724 was burned by the British. The present structure dates to 1786. Rev. James Caldwell served here as pastor from 1761 to 1776 and later became famed as the “Fighting Chaplain.”
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