Sylvan Beach Union Chapel is a historic

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building located at Sylvan Beach in

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. It opened on July 3, 1887, and worship services have been held there every summer since then.Past history of Sylvan Beach
The film ''

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'' starring

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was shot in part at the church. It was listed on the

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in 2009.

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Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Churches completed in 1887 19th-century churches in the United States Churches in Oneida County, New York National Register of Historic Places in Oneida County, New York {{NewYork-church-stub