left, Florence Christian, 1930
right, Florence Methodist, on Banklick Street
Elizabeth Goodridge Nestor's Florence Christian Church is here. (pdf)
Main Street, looking south
Presbyterian Church on left.
Florence Christian
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The above image of Florence Christian was the church built in 1835, and eventually torn down in 1964. There was a prior log cabin, originally from 1831, but is rumored to have been burned down by 'two disgruntled females.' |
Hopeful Lutheran Dedication, November 11, 1917
Rev. Wilford Butt's 1956 history of Hopeful Lutheran is here. (pdf)
Hopeful Lutheran's history from its 1976 anniversary booklet is here. (pdf)
Hopeful Lutheran's stained glass.
Read about the stained glass
here.
(pdf)
Hopeful Lutheran
image on left is 1930
"John W. Aylor of Gunpowder once saved a great loss at Hopeful
Church by
bringing a girl late to church and discovering a fire on the church roof.
Several parties tried to perform similar services at Hebron recently, but there
happened to be no fire and there was little gained."
Boone County Banner, May, 1898
Florence Baptist, c. 1915
Florence Baptist Church
image on left is 1930
Mrs. Blanche Beemon's History of Florence Baptist is here. (pdf)
Florence Church of Christ
on the east side of US 42 and Weaver Road
Ollie Cotton arrested for riding his horse too fast to church, story here.
Mr. Dutton Aylor's History of St. Paul's Church is here. (pdf)
John Uri Lloyd's Florence Pictures are here.
Lloyd also had many early pictures of Florence Churches, here.
