Poland Presbyterian Church and Cemetery, also known as Poland Historical Chapel and Poland Cemetery, is a historic

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and

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near Co. Rd. 56S in Cass Township,

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. It was built in 1869, and is a gable-front, vernacular frame building with

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style design elements. It has a high pitched roof and triangular upper sashes. A vestibule and tower were added in 1893. The adjacent cemetery was founded in 1886, and includes nearly 400 headstones. ''Note:'' This includes and Accompanyin
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in 1990.

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