Kelly Township near Lewisburg in Union County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Evangelical Orphanage
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 25, 2021
1. Evangelical Orphanage Marker
children who lived at the
Evangelical Orphanage,
Lewisburg, Pa.
1921 - 1959
Erected 2001 by E. U. B. Orphanage Alumni Association.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1921.
Location. 40° 58.544′ N, 76° 52.946′ W. Marker is near Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, in Union County. It is in Kelly Township. It is on Magnolia Drive 0.2 miles north of River Road (Pennsylvania Route 1005), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 80 Magnolia Drive, Lewisburg PA 17837, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s Susquehanna Valley. 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 markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Founders and Builders Path (a few steps from this marker); The Rev. Dr. Abraham A. Winter and Nellie Irene Winter (within shouting distance of this marker); Eli Slifer House (within shouting distance of this marker); Eli Slifer (approx. 0.3 miles away); St. Anthony Street Bridge (approx. 0.4 miles away); Soldiers' Memorial Park (approx. 0.6 miles away); Lewisburg World War Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); In Honor of Ludwig Derr (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lewisburg.
Also see . . .
this page online
1. Slifer House. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on January 27, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
2. Eli Slifer House. National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form (Submitted on August 27, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 25, 2021
2. Evangelical Orphanage Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on January 27, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 27, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 666 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 27, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
