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

Saint Thomas, Apostle

Photographed by Bradley Owen, June 30, 2021

1. Saint Thomas, Apostle Marker

Inscription. 1st Roman Catholic Church
Bedford, PA.
Subscribed: Feb 2, 1816
Completed: 1817
Abandoned: 1833
Restored: October 1958

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures.

Location. 40° 1.013′ N, 78° 29.858′ W. Marker is in Bedford, Pennsylvania, in Bedford County. It is at the intersection of East Street and East Vondersmith Avenue, on the right when traveling north on East Street. Marker is left of the front door at St. Thomas Apostle Church. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bedford PA 15522, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania and in the Laurel Highlands.

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

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8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: SE Boundary Original Survey of Bedford (within shouting distance of this marker); NE Boundary Original Survey of Bedford (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lieut. Col. Levin Powell (approx. 0.2 miles away); George Washington Mural (approx. ¼ mile away); Fraser Tavern (approx. ¼ mile away); Presbyterian Burial Ground Patent (approx. ¼ mile away); Anderson House (approx. 0.3 miles away); World War II Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bedford.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, June 30, 2021

2. Saint Thomas, Apostle Marker

Front entrance to the church. Marker is at the left.

Saint Thomas, Apostle Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, June 30, 2021

3. Saint Thomas, Apostle Church

The church cemetery is on the south side.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 6, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 30, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 399 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 30, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.