Shippensburg in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

The Original Site of the German Reformed and Lutheran Congregations

1775 -- 1812

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 3, 2018

1. The Original Site of the German Reformed and Lutheran Congregations Marker

Inscription. The Original Site of the German Reformed and Lutheran Congregations

Dedicated May 23, 1976

Erected 1976.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is May 23, 1976.

Location. 40° 3.201′ N, 77° 30.686′ W. Marker is in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, in Cumberland County. It is at the intersection of South Queen Street and Orange Street, on the right when traveling south on South Queen Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 36 S Queen St, Shippensburg PA 17257, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania and in Greater Harrisburg.

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.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Fort Morris (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Old Court House (about 600 feet away); The First Court House of Cumberland County (about 600 feet away); The Ones He Left Behind: The Widow and Children of Jacob Agle (about 600 feet away); On this hill stood Fort Morris (approx. ¼ mile away); Locust Grove Cemetery (approx. ¼ mile away); Shippensburg (approx. 0.3 miles away); These Soldiers of the Revolutionary War Who Lie Buried Here (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Shippensburg.

Also see . . . German Reformed Church (Shippensburg PA) Records at Historical Society of PA. (Submitted on July 12, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Additional commentary.
1. Union Reformed Lutheran Church
This cemetery also holds burials from the Union Reformed Lutheran Church. Note To Editor only visible by Contributor and editor

— Submitted December 14, 2022.

The Original Site of the German Reformed and Lutheran Congregations and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 3, 2018

2. The Original Site of the German Reformed and Lutheran Congregations and Marker

Looking SW across the site

The Original Site of the German Reformed and Lutheran Congregations image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 3, 2018

3. The Original Site of the German Reformed and Lutheran Congregations

Looking NE across the site

German Reformed and Lutheran Congregations Cemetery Headstone image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 3, 2018

4. German Reformed and Lutheran Congregations Cemetery Headstone

Mary Pague
died April 2, 1828
aged 68 years 2 months 24 days

Credits. This page was last revised on January 15, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 12, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 773 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 12, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.