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

Francis Asbury

1745 - 1816

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 28, 2020

1. Francis Asbury Marker

Inscription. Near this spot on July 6, 1815 Bishop Asbury & Lancaster's Henry Boehm "bade one another adieu for the last time," ending his annual visits here, after thirty-five years.

Erected by The Lancaster District, United Methodist Church.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Francis Asbury, Traveling Methodist Preacher series list. A significant historical date for this entry is July 6, 1815.

Location. 40° 2.349′ N, 76° 18.657′ W. Marker is in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster County. It is at the intersection of North Mulberry Street and West Orange Street, on the right when traveling south on North Mulberry Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 110 N Mulberry St, Lancaster PA 17603, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania, specifically in Pennsylvania Dutch Country,

and in the Susquehanna Valley.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western

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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 walking distance of this marker: Stevens Grave & Memorial (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Thaddeus Stevens (about 500 feet away); Shreiner-Concord Cemetery (about 500 feet away); Henry Krauskopf House and Store (about 600 feet away); Mathias Roeser (about 600 feet away); John Durang (about 700 feet away); Early Architecture (about 700 feet away); a different marker also named John Durang (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lancaster.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 28, 2020

2. Francis Asbury Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 29, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 29, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 349 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 29, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.