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in 1984. By the start of the 21st century, the chapel was in disrepair. The roof was sagging, the steeple was leaning, and timbers in the attic and bell tower had rotted. There were fears the roof might collapse. In
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Harshaw Chapel is the oldest surviving structure in Murphy, the oldest church building in
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