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The year was 1902: A new president, Theodore Roosevelt, was in the White House. In Congress, lawmakers debated the idea of building a canal across Panama.
In Michigan, a new company called Cadillac built ns first automobile. And in Sperryville, Va., a new Episcopal church was built on Main Street.
A full century has passed since Emmanuel Episcopal Church opened its doors in Sperryville — a century that witnessed a transition from horse-and-buggy to space ships, from the telegraph to the Internet, and from homecooked meals to microwaved fast food.
With so much change in 100 years, it’s no surprise that the little wooden Gothic church itself has undergone a Series of transitions, morphing from place of worship to its current life as a bookshop.
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