Canfield in Mahoning County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Zion Lutheran and Reformed Churchyard
Photographed By Jenn Wintermantel, May 19, 2013
1. Zion Lutheran and Reformed Churchyard Marker
Inscription.
Zion Lutheran and Reformed Churchyard. . Settlers from Connecticut were the first to come to Canfield Township in the late 1700s, and they were followed by a second wave of immigrants, Swiss-German pioneers who began arriving from Berks and Leigh counties in Pennsylvania in 1804. In 1810, these "Pennsylvania Dutch" established The Zion Lutheran and Reformed Church and built a log church and cemetery on this site. The church was destroyed by fire in 1845 and a new church served the congregation well until it too was destroyed by fire in 1894. The cemetery, known as The Old Dutch and German Burying Ground, German Cemetery, and Lynn Cemetery and now Old North Cemetery, is all that remains. Among the dozens of old stone markers, some in German, are markers for veterans of the American Revolution, War of 18 12, Civil War, and other wars.
Settlers from Connecticut were the first to come to Canfield Township in the late 1700s, and they were followed by a second wave of immigrants, Swiss-German pioneers who began arriving from Berks and Leigh counties in Pennsylvania in 1804. In 1810, these "Pennsylvania Dutch" established The Zion Lutheran and Reformed Church and built a log church and cemetery on this site. The church was destroyed by fire in 1845 and a new church served the congregation well until it too was destroyed by fire in 1894. The cemetery, known as The Old Dutch and German Burying Ground, German Cemetery, and Lynn Cemetery and now Old North Cemetery, is all that remains. Among the dozens of old stone markers, some in German, are markers for veterans of the American Revolution, War of 1812, Civil War, and other wars.
Erected 2003 by Canfield Historical Society and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 14-50.)
Location. 41° 2.379′ N, 80° 45.63′ W. Marker is in Canfield, Ohio, in Mahoning
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County. Marker is on North Broad Street (U.S. 62) 0.1 miles south of Sawmill Run Drive, on the right when traveling north. Located at Old North Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Canfield OH 44406, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 19, 2013, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 601 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on May 19, 2013, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
