Groton may soon loose one of its oldest landmarks and an important piece of Groton History. Plans may be in the works to have the Trinity Episcopal Church moved to the City of Aberdeen.
• Trinity Episcopal Church, on 3rd St and 3rd Ave, was the first church to be built in Groton. The church's basic design is unaltered, the only changes have been the addition of a furnace and chimney and the electrical wiring.
• Trinity Church was built by the congregation at a

cost of $1,200. They started building on July 1, 1883 and completed it on June 30, 1884. The stained glass windows were made for the church and shipped from Connecticut. All the woodwork and pews were made by the pioneer families of Groton.
• The church is still consecrated into the dioceses, but the deed to the property was turned over to the Brown County Historical Society in 1974 and the church has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places. The last services were held in the late 1960's. The last wedding was held in 1967 and the last funeral was in 1983. The church is opened usually once a year, when the historical society hosts its spring/summer meeting at the church.
• It was recently reported in the Aberdeen American News that Dennis White of the Brown County Historical Society has sent a letter to the Aberdeen Parks, Rec

reation and Forestry Department about the possibility of donating the church to the City of Aberdeen.
• If the City should accept the donation, it would be placed at Wylie Park.
• "We have not committed to accepting the

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