Huntington Township near York Springs in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Rock Chapel

Photographed by Craig Swain, July 24, 2008

1. Rock Chapel Marker

Inscription. This is the oldest Methodist place of worship in this region. Built originally in 1773. Rebuilt in 1849, the second building is still standing about a mile north of this point on the side road.

Erected 1947 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1773.

Location. 39° 57.649′ N, 77° 8.419′ W. Marker is near York Springs, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Huntington Township. It is at the intersection of Old Harrisburg Road (Old U.S. 15) (Business Pennsylvania Route 3001) and Oxford Road ( Route 1016), on the right when traveling north on Old Harrisburg Road (Old U.S. 15). Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4410 Oxford Rd, York Springs PA 17372, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania. It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Gettysburg Campaign (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named Gettysburg Campaign (approx. one mile away); Original Studebaker Wagon Shop (approx. 2.9 miles away); Presbyterian Church Cemetery (approx.

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3.3 miles away); Christ Church Episcopal (approx. 3½ miles away); a different marker also named Gettysburg Campaign (approx. 4.9 miles away); Great Conewago Presbyterian Church (approx. 5.2 miles away); Civil War Soldiers in the Great Conewago Cemetery (approx. 5.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in York Springs.

Another marker is no longer nearby. John Studebaker (was approx. one mile away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Craig Swain, July 24, 2008

2. Rock Chapel Marker

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 29, 2009

3. Rock Chapel

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 17, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,214 times since then and 79 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 17, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 3. submitted on February 12, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.