Grace Church (also known as York-Hampton Parish Church) is a historic Episcopal

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and

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at Route 1003 and Main Street in

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. It was built in 1697 and later updated with a

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style. Thomas Nelson, Jr., a signer of the

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and other pre-Revolution Founding Fathers attended the church. an
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in 1970.

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Grace Church Official Website
* {{National Register of Historic Places in Virginia Episcopal churches in Virginia Churches completed in 1697 Churches in York County, Virginia Cemeteries in York County, Virginia Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia National Register of Historic Places in York County, Virginia 17th-century Episcopal church buildings 1697 establishments in Virginia Cemeteries established in the 17th century

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