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Irwin in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Long Run Church

 
 
Long Run Church Marker image. Click for full size.
circa February 13, 2016
1. Long Run Church Marker
Inscription. Recognized site of early Presbyterian meetinghouse during the early 1770’s. First log church was destroyed by fire in 1775.

In 1781 the Long Run Church was built on the site of the William Marshall Family Massacre.
 
Erected 1976 by Bicentennial Association I.N.N.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial EraIndigenous Peoples and CommunitiesReligion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1770.
 
Location. 40° 19.737′ N, 79° 44.511′ W. Marker is in Irwin, Pennsylvania, in Westmoreland County. It is on Maus Drive. Marker is located behind the telephone pole, in the corner of the parking lot, near the cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 239 Maus Drive, Irwin PA 15642, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Laurel Highlands and in Greater Pittsburgh. 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.

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Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Long Run Cemetery Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Larimer's Mansion Farm (approx. 0.2 miles away); Braddock's Military Road 1755 (approx. Ό mile away); A Lasting Tribute (approx. 0.3 miles away); North Huntingdon Township Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Marchand House (approx. Ύ mile away); "The McIntyre House" (approx. 0.8 miles away); The Fullerton House (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Irwin.
 
Long Run Church Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, April 1, 2025
2. Long Run Church Marker
Marker is located on the left side of the telephone pole.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 3, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 5, 2017. This page has been viewed 1,438 times since then and 86 times this year. Photos:   1. submitted on November 5, 2017.   2. submitted on April 3, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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