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Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Daniel Alexander Payne

(1811-1893)

 
 
Daniel Alexander Payne Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Paul Crumlish, April 2, 2010
1. Daniel Alexander Payne Marker
Inscription. Born a free African-American. He taught the Colored people at this college, 1837, while a student at the Lutheran Seminary. A historian, he was elected bishop of the A.M.E. Church, 1852, and was president of Wilberforce University, 1863-76.
 
Erected 1991 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African AmericansChurches & ReligionEducation. In addition, it is included in the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, the Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1837.
 
Location. 39° 50.069′ N, 77° 13.994′ W. Marker is in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. Marker is on North Washington Street, 0.1 miles south of West Stevens Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 239 North Washington Street, Gettysburg PA 17325, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. "United to Serve" (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Battle Arrives (about 300 feet away); The Founding of Gettysburg College (about 300 feet away); U.S.A. Signal Station (about 300 feet away);
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Dwight D. Eisenhower (about 400 feet away); The College Hospital (about 400 feet away); First Lieutenant Stephen Holden Doane '70 (about 500 feet away); For the Union Cause (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gettysburg.
 
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker.
 
Also see . . .
1. Daniel Payne. (Submitted on March 16, 2011, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.)
2. This Far By Faith: Daniel Payne. (Submitted on March 16, 2011, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.)
3. MarkerQuest - Daniel Alexander Payne. (Submitted on September 21, 2022, by Laura Klotz of Northampton, Pennsylvania.)
 
Additional keywords. Gettysburg College; African Methodist Episcopal Church; Black Methodism
 
Wide view of the Daniel Alexander Payne Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Paul Crumlish
2. Wide view of the Daniel Alexander Payne Marker
Daniel Alexander Payne image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Wikipedia
3. Daniel Alexander Payne
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 23, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 6, 2010, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,252 times since then and 23 times this year. Last updated on March 16, 2011, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on April 6, 2010, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia.   3. submitted on March 16, 2011, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.

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