TY  - GEN
N2  - Posey Chapel, according to the dates over the door, this chapel was built in 1855 and ceased to be used in 1953. This was a Methodist church, and both the church and the chapel pre-date the structure shown here. The land was part of the claim of an original settler, Whitman Goit. Early services (1833-1835) were held in the Goit cabin. In 1841 Wade Posey was assigned to this district. He persuaded the brethren to build a chapel for religious worship. At the time appointed they came from miles around and worked for several days, when a comfortable log chapel was completed, it being the first church erected in Galena Township. It was built upon an acre of ground given by Whitman Goit and named Posey Chapel in honor of the founder. It was November 5, 1842, that the deed was given to the trustees of the church, namely, Daniel M. Smith, William Connor, Elkanah Rytton, Hiram Russ, and William Goit. Witness to the signatures were Rastus Holbrook and Lewis Weed. Services were held in this log chapel until 1855, when William Easton contracted to erect a new house of worship, which is the building as it stands today. This was burned to the ground by arsonists on January 26, 1972. (http://www.ingenweb.org/inlaporte/Worship/Posey/PoseyHistory2.htm).
AB  - Posey Chapel, according to the dates over the door, this chapel was built in 1855 and ceased to be used in 1953. This was a Methodist church, and both the church and the chapel pre-date the structure shown here. The land was part of the claim of an original settler, Whitman Goit. Early services (1833-1835) were held in the Goit cabin. In 1841 Wade Posey was assigned to this district. He persuaded the brethren to build a chapel for religious worship. At the time appointed they came from miles around and worked for several days, when a comfortable log chapel was completed, it being the first church erected in Galena Township. It was built upon an acre of ground given by Whitman Goit and named Posey Chapel in honor of the founder. It was November 5, 1842, that the deed was given to the trustees of the church, namely, Daniel M. Smith, William Connor, Elkanah Rytton, Hiram Russ, and William Goit. Witness to the signatures were Rastus Holbrook and Lewis Weed. Services were held in this log chapel until 1855, when William Easton contracted to erect a new house of worship, which is the building as it stands today. This was burned to the ground by arsonists on January 26, 1972. (http://www.ingenweb.org/inlaporte/Worship/Posey/PoseyHistory2.htm).
T1  - Posey Chapel in La Porte, Indiana
DA  - 1970
DA  - circa 1970
AU  - Unknown
L1  - https://library.usi.edu/record/1528766/files/6180.jp2
PB  - University of Southern Indiana
LA  - eng
PY  - 1970
PY  - circa 1970
ID  - 1528766
L4  - https://library.usi.edu/record/1528766/files/6180.jp2
KW  - Places of Worship
KW  - Photographs
KW  - Regional History
KW  - Related Materials -- 1951-2000
KW  - Religion and Spirituality
TI  - Posey Chapel in La Porte, Indiana
Y1  - 1970
L2  - https://library.usi.edu/record/1528766/files/6180.jp2
LK  - https://library.usi.edu/record/1528766/files/6180.jp2
UR  - https://library.usi.edu/record/1528766/files/6180.jp2
ER  -