Near Amity in Washington County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
North Ten Mile Baptist Church
Oldest in Washington County - Founded in 1773
Photographed by Bradley Owen, June 30, 2022
1. North Ten Mile Baptist Church Marker
The original minutes. "Dec. 1, 1773. The church met on business the first time at Enoch Enoch's."-The first log church was built, 1786. In 1792, a tract of land called big rocks was warrented to Samuel Moore and was patented to Daniel McFarland in 1793. McFarland sold 21 acres, 20 perches to the Baptists by some called Anabaptists for 2 pounds and 5 shillings in 1794. A log church with a balcony on three sides and entered by steps on the outside was built. Its site is about 1000 ft. to the rear of this point. The church was centrally located, with Fort Enoch and Fort Keith on the north. Fort McFarland and Fort Milliken on the south, each within a radius of 2 miles.
Enoch Enoch, Issachar Huntington
David Enoch, Alexander Keith
James Sutton, Joseph Bane Samuel Parkhurst
Erected 1948.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is December 1, 1773.
Location. 40° 2.811′ N, 80° 9.369′ W. Marker is near Amity, Pennsylvania, in Washington County. It is on Ridge Church Road north of Penn
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Regionally, this marker is in Greater Pittsburgh. 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: In Memory of Those Who Did Not Return (a few steps from this marker); "The Old Cemetery" (within shouting distance of this marker); Revolutionary War Soldiers (within shouting distance of this marker); Ten Mile Log Church (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Lone Pine War Memorial (approx. 2.2 miles away); a different marker also named Revolutionary War Soldiers (approx. 2.4 miles away); The Reverend Thaddeus Dodd (approx.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, June 30, 2022
2. North Ten Mile Baptist Church Marker
Photographed by Bradley Owen, June 30, 2022
3. North Ten Mile Baptist Church
South side of church.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, June 30, 2022
4. Site of Original Log Church
Located about 1000 yards east of the marker.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 3, 2022. It was originally submitted on July 30, 2022, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 939 times since then and 63 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 2, 2022, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
