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Site of Mount Bethel Evangelical Lutheran Church and Cemetery

 
 
Site of Mount Bethel Evangelical Lutheran Church and Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Alan Edelson, March 27, 2009
1. Site of Mount Bethel Evangelical Lutheran Church and Cemetery Marker
Inscription. Post Marker:
Known as
Old Swack Church
Erected 1844
Builder Jacob Swackhammer
In use until 1896

Small marker on concrete post:
Mount Bethel Evangelical Lutheran Church
(Commonly known as the Swack Church)
Built in 1844 - In use until about 1900
Plaque prepared by
Watchung Area Council, B. S. A.

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Churches & Religion. A significant historical year for this entry is 1844.
 
Location. 40° 44.517′ N, 74° 53.996′ W. Marker is in Lebanon Township, New Jersey, in Hunterdon County. Marker is on Anthony Road, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Glen Gardner NJ 08826, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Swackhammer Church Cemetery (approx. ¼ mile away); Miquin Woods (approx. 0.8 miles away); General Store (approx. 1.7 miles away); Woodglen (approx. 1.7 miles away); Lebanon Township Veterans Monument (approx. 1.9 miles away); a different marker also named Lebanon Township Veterans Monument (approx. 1.9 miles away); Changewater Trestle (approx. 2.2 miles away); Warren Railroad Company (approx. 2.2 miles away).
 
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Small marker on concrete post image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Alan Edelson, March 27, 2009
2. Small marker on concrete post
Site of Mount Bethel Evangelical Lutheran Church and Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Alan Edelson, February 21, 2009
3. Site of Mount Bethel Evangelical Lutheran Church and Cemetery Marker
Ruins of Mount Bethel Evangelical Lutheran Church image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Alan Edelson, March 27, 2009
4. Ruins of Mount Bethel Evangelical Lutheran Church
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 4, 2009, by Alan Edelson of Union Twsp., New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,354 times since then and 33 times this year. Last updated on March 27, 2009, by Alan Edelson of Union Twsp., New Jersey. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on March 27, 2009, by Alan Edelson of Union Twsp., New Jersey.   3. submitted on March 4, 2009, by Alan Edelson of Union Twsp., New Jersey.   4. submitted on March 27, 2009, by Alan Edelson of Union Twsp., New Jersey. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.

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