St. John's in the Wilderness Episcopal Church is an Episcopal church in Paul Smiths in the Adirondacks, New York State, United States. It was founded in 1876 by Dr. Edward Livingston Trudeau with the help of Paul Smith and many of the wealthy camp owners around Spitfire, Upper, and Lower Saint Regis Lakes. The original log building burned in 1928, and was replaced by the present structure, designed by William G. Distin, in 1930. The non-denominational cemetery surrounding the church contains the graves of Dr. Trudeau, Paul Smith, Charles Minot Dole(founder of the National Ski Patrol), Clifford R. Pettis (the father of reforestation) and several other notable residents of the area.
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Benjamin A. Muncil's gravestone
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Paul Smith's gravestone
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Dr. E L Trudeau gravestone
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Mildred Phelps Stokes Hooker, daughter of Anson Phelps Stokes
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Charles Minot Dole grave marker
References
- https://albanyepiscopaldiocese.org/st-john-in-the-wilderness-paul-smiths-ny/
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32133662/edward-livingston-trudeau
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/201088889/apollos-a-smith
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/241459811/charles-minot-dole
- https://digitalcollections.archives.nysed.gov/index.php/Detail/objects/5586
External links
- Town of Brighton, St. John's in the Wilderness
- New York Times, July 8, 1906, "Worship in the Wilderness; Campers on St. Regis Lake Gather in Little Log Chapel."
44°26′26″N 74°14′49″W / 44.44056°N 74.24694°W / 44.44056; -74.24694
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