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"The only Episcopal Church and Rectory ever erected and used up to the present in Lewisburg. Its principal donor in its erection and supporter was Mrs. Carrie Bloomer of Washington, D.C."

1. Episcopal Church, Lewisburg, W. Va.

IDNO:: 007302
Title:: Episcopal Church, Lewisburg, W. Va.
Date:: 1889/03
Description:: "The only Episcopal Church and Rectory ever erected and used up to the present in Lewisburg. Its principal donor in its erection and supporter was Mrs. Carrie Bloomer of Washington, D.C."

A group of people stand outside of a large brick building.

2. Lewisburg Female Institute, Lewisburg, W. Va.

IDNO:: 007310
Title:: Lewisburg Female Institute, Lewisburg, W. Va.
Date:: 1889/03
Description:: A group of people stand outside of a large brick building.

'Facing Lewisburg from the North East.'

3. Home of Dr. McElhenney, Lewisburg, W. Va.

IDNO:: 007323
Title:: Home of Dr. McElhenney, Lewisburg, W. Va.
Date:: 1889/03
Description:: 'Facing Lewisburg from the North East.'

A church stands behind a wooden fence in Lewisburg, West Virginia. Presently the John Wesley United Methodist Church.

4. Church, Lewisburg, W. Va.

IDNO:: 007325
Title:: Church, Lewisburg, W. Va.
Date:: 1889/03
Description:: A church stands behind a wooden fence in Lewisburg, West Virginia. Presently the John Wesley United Methodist Church.

'The Original Baptist Church (the Big Levels Church) erected in the 1800s. The ground was donated by Joseph Alderson, son of Rev. John Alderson, of Alderson.'

5. Original Baptist Church, Lewisburg, W. Va.

IDNO:: 007328
Title:: Original Baptist Church, Lewisburg, W. Va.
Date:: 1889/03
Description:: 'The Original Baptist Church (the Big Levels Church) erected in the 1800s. The ground was donated by Joseph Alderson, son of Rev. John Alderson, of Alderson.'

Built in 1820, the church was struck by a cannon ball during the 1862 Civil War Battle of Lewisburg. The "wound" is visible near the right corner of the structure. The boarded door entrance, right center, was used by slaves to enter the segregated balcony of the church for services.

6. John Wesley Methodist Church, Lewisburg, W. Va.

IDNO:: 040393
Title:: John Wesley Methodist Church, Lewisburg, W. Va.
Date:: 1889/03
Description:: Built in 1820, the church was struck by a cannon ball during the 1862 Civil War Battle of Lewisburg. The "wound" is visible near the right corner of the structure. The boarded door entrance, right center, was used by slaves to enter the segregated balcony of the church for services.