Built 1840
In this house the First Free Will Baptist Church in Wis. was organized on July 11, 1840. Here also, prior to 1843, was opened the first school in this area. Rev. Rufus Cheney directed the founding of both church and school. Both met here until 1945. Thomas Faulkner, his son-in-law, was elected county surveyor 1857. Milton Cooper was a noted orchardist.| HM Number | HMN2E |
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| Tags | |
| Marker Number | 21-02 |
| Year Placed | 1956 |
| Placed By | Waukesha County Historical Society |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Thursday, October 16th, 2014 at 8:04pm PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 16T E 405481 N 4754693 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 42.93901667, -88.15846667 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 42° 56.341', W 88° 9.508' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 42° 56' 20.46" N, 88° 9' 30.48" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 262 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 5810 County Rd Y, New Berlin WI 53146, US |
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