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Walnut Street Presbyterian Church at 121 Walnut St. "[The] foundation laid in 1859 and services held in basement for first 2 years. [This] congregation moves from its old location, the "Little Church on the Hill." The new church is dedicated February 1863 and was renamed Walnut Street Presbyterian. In 1926, Walnut Street merged with Grace Presbyterian to become First Presbyterian. The two churches, which both had ties to the "Little Church on the Hill", finally rejoined forces after a theological division in 1837 caused their split. The rejoined church met at the First Presbyterian location, 601 SE 2nd St., formerly 901-5 Upper 2nd St. Another church moved into the structure seen here, but it was destroyed by fire in 1944. This is postcard No. C697.