Church 1880

ID: 2721 ~ Source: Historic Madison, Inc. ~ Creator: William Heberhart ~ Date: c. 1880
This file appears in: The Former Second Presbyterian Church
Church 1880

An early photo of the church from about 1880. Note the large bell tower which was on the building at the time.

This file appears in: The Former Second Presbyterian Church

By Gail Karns
In October of 1847, Henry Ward Beecher, the popular Presbyterian minister, came to Madison to visit friends. Riding the very first train from Indianapolis to Madison, a huge crowd gathered at the station to celebrate this new rail line. Beecher…