The chapel was built because James A. Garfield was banned from speaking in the nearby Congregational Church
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Guest Columnist cleveland.com (via Cleveland.com)
The South Newbury Union Chapel, Geauga County’s “Free Speech Chapel,” needs both a physical renovation and a free-speech revival. One hundred and sixty-eight years have taken a toll on the Chapel and the free speech that formerly echoed within its walls.