Salem Presbyterian Church is a

Presbyterian church Presbyterianism is a historically Reformed Christianity, Reformed Protestantism, Protestant tradition named for its form of ecclesiastical polity, church government by representative assemblies of Presbyterian polity#Elder, elders, known as ...

at 147 Washington College Road at the

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. It was started in 1894 and was added to the

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in 1992.

History

Salem Presbyterian Church is a historic church in

Washington College Washington College is a private liberal arts college in Chestertown, Maryland. Maryland granted Washington College its charter in 1782. George Washington supported the founding of the college by consenting to have the "College at Chester" name ...

Limestone, Tennessee Limestone is an unincorporated community on the western border of Washington County and the eastern border of Greene County in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Tennessee. Its zip code is 37681. Limestone is part of the Johnson City ...

, affiliated with the Holston Presbytery and

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. The congregation was formed in 1780 under the leadership of Reverend

Samuel Doak Samuel Doak (1749–1830) was an American Presbyterian clergyman, Calvinist educator, and a former slave owner in the early movement in the United States for the abolition of slavery. Early life Samuel Doak was born August 1, 1749, in Augusta Co ...

. It was the first

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church established in the area that later became the state of

. The congregation served the adjacent

for many years before becoming a separate congregation.Nancy Adgent Morgan, Carroll Van West, , 2002, p. 7-4. Construction of the church's current building began in 1894. Its

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has several large

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windows. It was designed by architect A. Page Brown. The building was listed on the

in 1992. It was also included as a contributing property in the Washington College Historic District, which was listed in 2002.

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