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Historic church in New York, United States
United States historic place
Wesleyan Methodist Church
is a historic
Wesleyan
church
located at
Seneca Falls
in
Seneca County, New York
. It was constructed in 1843. All interior features have been removed and three original walls stand.
The church was the site of the 1848
Seneca Falls Convention
, the first
women's rights
convention, where about 300 people gathered to hear
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
demand the right of women to vote.
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In 1869 a section of the church broke away and established the First Congregational Church of Seneca Falls. The remaining Wesleyan congregation moved to a new location and sold the church in 1873.
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It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
in 1980
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and now forms part of the
Women's Rights National Historic Park
.
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Pews from the First Congregational Church are now installed in the Wesleyan church.
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