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BRISTOL HILL

Program
NYS Historic
Subject
Religion
Location
3199 NY-3, Fulton, NY 13069, USA
Lat/Long
43.338546827286, -76.338362366649
Grant Recipient
Town of Volney
Historic Marker

BRISTOL HILL

Inscription

BRISTOL HILL
FOUNDED IN 1812 BY
CONGREGATION OF AFRICAN &
EUROPEAN AMERICANS.
CHURCH MEMBERS ACTIVE
IN ABOLITION MOVEMENT.
WILLIAM G. POMEROY FOUNDATION 2021

Bristol Hill Church was founded in 1812. The church building, constructed in 1833, was built by a mix of African American and Caucasian parishioners. The church was active in the abolition movement. Members’ signatures appearing on an anti-slavery petition in 1842. Church member Deacon Hirum Gilbert assisted George, a fugitive from slavery, in his escape to Canada, by providing him with a pair of boots.

New York State historical marker for Bristol Hill.
New York State historical marker for Bristol Hill.