Holy Trinity Church Highland
									Lower Grand Street Highland, NY 12528 (845) 384-6723
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		The Founding of Holy Trinity
			Episcopal worship in the community of Highland was conducted in the mid-19th century by The Rev. Samuel Hawksley, a missionary from the village of Marlborough, a few miles to the south. Services were held in the old district schoolhouse whenever Mr. Hawksley visited the town. By 1870 regular services were being held in a hall loaned to the congregation by Col. Jacob J. Hasbrouck, or the schoolhouse during winter. The Rev. James William Sparks of Milton officiated. By this time church members had decided they needed their own church building. Jan Ferris, a local farmer, donated the land, and Mrs. John Thompson contributed $3,000 toward the construction. Other farmers offered stone for the building. Famed architect Richard Upjohn was commissioned to design the church. On July 26, 1972, the Rt. Rev. Horatio Potter, then Bishop of New York, laid the cornerstone. The church opened for services on June 30, 1873. The building still lacked windows and carpeting, but money was soon raised for these remaining items. Bishop Potter consecrated the church later in the year after the final building debt had been paid. The rectory next to the church was completed in 1902. Items of interest inside Holy Trinity include the Christ Window behind the high altar, the Trinity Tapestry (dedicated in 1987 to the memory of Esther Seaman), and, on the back wall the enameled porcelain portrait of the mother and child.
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		By Train Service from Grand Central Terminal is available to Poughkeepsie via the Metro North Commuter Railroad. From the Poughkeepsie Station, directions by car from the Mid- Hudson Bridge apply. Taxi services are available in Poughkeepsie, just check your on-line yellow pages directory and make a reservation.
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