Dorset, Vermont, USA (East, North, South) (Freedleyville)
1907 - WORSHIPPERS ARRIVE TO FIND CHURCH IN RUINS.

Old Congregational Edifice at Dorset, Vt., Destroyed by Fire.

Manchester, Vt., Nov. 24---The Congregational Church in Dorset was burned early today, causing a loss of $10,000, upon which there is an insurance of $6000. When worshippers arrived from a distance this morning they found the structure in ruins.

A coal fire was started in the furnace, last night to heat the church for the Sunday services and it is supposed that a defective flue or chimney permitted the fire to spread to the building. When discovered the flames had gained such headway that the bell could not be rung and consequently assistance could not be quickly summoned and the structure could not be saved.

The church was built in 1833 and was one of the oldest in the State.

The Boston Journal
Boston, Massachusetts
November 25, 1907

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