Posts with the category “local-churches”

The current Olivet Chapel is the fourth Chapel built by the Episcopalians in Franconia. Two that were built on part of the Bush Hill estate in the 1850s were dismantled by Union troops during the Civil War in order to obtain wood for shelter and firewood. A third was built on what is now Bush Hill Drive near Westchester Street after the war, but failed to survive during difficult economic times.Th...  Read More