Pine Grove in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Site of the 1st Reformed-Lutheran Church

1782-1817

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 11, 2019

1. Site of the 1st Reformed-Lutheran Church Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Donated by
Jacob & Susanna Gunkel

Dedicated Oct. 10, 1982

Erected 1982.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1982.

Location. 40° 32.532′ N, 76° 23.168′ W. Marker is in Pine Grove, Pennsylvania, in Schuylkill County. It is on Tulpehocken Street (Pennsylvania Route 443) south of Church Street, on the left when traveling south. Marker is in Gunkels Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pine Grove PA 17963, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s Anthracite Coal Region.

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

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markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: M60A3 MBT (approx. 0.2 miles away); Boyer Home (approx. ¼ mile away); Conrad Richter (approx. ¼ mile away); Jacob Gunkel's Tavern (approx. half a mile away); Veterans Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Tulpehocken Path (approx. 1.3 miles away); Jacobs Church Pioneer and Revolutionary War Memorial (approx. 1.6 miles away); World War II Honor Roll (approx. 2.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pine Grove.

Also see . . . Gunkels Cemetery in Find A Grave. (Submitted on October 12, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 11, 2019

2. Site of the 1st Reformed-Lutheran Church Marker

Site of the 1st Reformed-Lutheran Church Marker in Gunkels Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 11, 2019

3. Site of the 1st Reformed-Lutheran Church Marker in Gunkels Cemetery

Gunkels Cemetery Sign image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 11, 2019

4. Gunkels Cemetery Sign

Michael Huber Grave Marker in Gunkels Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 11, 2019

5. Michael Huber Grave Marker in Gunkels Cemetery

(1769 - 1847)

Johannes Bonawitz Grave Marker in Gunkels Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 11, 2019

6. Johannes Bonawitz Grave Marker in Gunkels Cemetery

(1756-1828, Revolutionary War Soldier)

St. Peter's Lutheran Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 11, 2019

7. St. Peter's Lutheran Church

Across street from Gunkels Cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on October 13, 2019. It was originally submitted on October 12, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 595 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on October 12, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.