Franklin Township near McKnightstown in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Site of School House and Burial Ground
Photographed by Craig Swain, August 16, 2008
1. Site of School House and Burial Ground Marker
Lutheran Calvinist Reformed
and
Mennonite Congregation
1795-1908
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures.
Location. 39° 52.55′ N, 77° 20.379′ W. Marker is near McKnightstown, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Franklin Township. It is at the intersection of Old Route 30 (U.S. 30) and Flohrs Church Road, on the right when traveling west on Old Route 30. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 595 Flohrs Church Rd, Biglerville PA 17307, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Battle of Gettysburg: The Cashtown Road (within shouting distance of this marker); Middlekauff Manor (approx. 0.2 miles away); McKnightstown (approx. 0.6 miles away); Highway Enterprise (approx. Ύ mile away); Cashtown (approx. 0.8 miles away); a different marker also named McKnightstown (approx. 1.1 miles away); Roads West (approx. 1.2 miles away); Imboden's Brigade (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in McKnightstown.
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Photographed by Craig Swain, August 16, 2008
2. Cemetery
Photographed by Craig Swain, August 16, 2008
3. Site of School House and Burial Ground
Photographed by Craig Swain, August 16, 2008
4. Site of School House and Burial Ground
The site is also marked with a Lincoln Highway trail blaze, and may receive additional interpretation at a later date.
Photographed by Craig Swain, August 16, 2008
5. Flohr's Lutheran Church
The more modern Flohr's Lutheran Church stands across the road from the marker.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 4, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 23, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,861 times since then and 60 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 23, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
