Brecknock Township near Mohnton in Berks County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Alleghany Mennonite Meetinghouse
Photographed by Carl Gordon Moore Jr., October 10, 2020
1. Alleghany Mennonite Meetinghouse Marker
Alleghany Mennonite
Meetinghouse
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1855.
Location. 40° 14.118′ N, 75° 58.303′ W. Marker is near Mohnton, Pennsylvania, in Berks County. It is in Brecknock Township. It is on Horning Road 0.1 miles south of Kurtz Mill Road (Pennsylvania Route 568), on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 39 Horning Road, Mohnton PA 19540, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania and specifically in Pennsylvania Dutch Country. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Dedicated to the Patriotic Men of Brecknock Township (approx. 0.9 miles away); Cedar Top Honor Roll (approx. 3.2 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.4 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.4 miles away); Mohnton (approx. 3½ miles away); Cyrus D. Hornberger (approx. 3.6 miles away); Crystal Springs (approx. 3.6 miles away); The Bowmansville Roller Mill (approx. 3.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mohnton.
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Photographed by Carl Gordon Moore Jr., October 10, 2020
2. Alleghany Mennonite Meetinghouse Marker
Photographed by Carl Gordon Moore Jr., October 10, 2020
3. Alleghany Mennonite Meetinghouse Marker
This is just south of the building.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 20, 2020, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. This page has been viewed 513 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 20, 2020, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
