Amity in Washington County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Lower Ten Mile Presbyterian Church
Photographed by Bradley Owen, August 3, 2022
1. Lower Ten Mile Presbyterian Church Marker
Thaddeus Dodd
1781
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1781.
Location. 40° 2.304′ N, 80° 12.302′ W. Marker is in Amity, Pennsylvania, in Washington County. It is on Amity Ridge Road (U.S. 19) south of West Hillsboro Road, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 644 Amity Ridge Road, Amity PA 15311, United States of America. Touch for directions.
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: The Reverend Thaddeus Dodd (a few steps from this marker); Revolutionary War Soldiers (within shouting distance of this marker); Amity (approx. 0.4 miles away); In Memory of Those Who Did Not Return (approx. 2.6 miles away); North Ten Mile Baptist Church (approx. 2.7 miles away); a different marker also named Revolutionary War Soldiers (approx. 2.7 miles away); "The Old Cemetery" (approx. 2.7 miles away); Ten Mile Log Church (approx. 2.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Amity.
Regarding Lower Ten Mile Presbyterian Church. Dod (as his name is spelled on his gravestone and in Wikipedia), accepted a ministerial call in 1778 from two congregations in present-day Washington County, PA: Lindley's Fort
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Photographed by Bradley Owen, August 3, 2022
2. Lower Ten Mile Presbyterian Church Marker
Marker is located at the right of the front door.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, August 3, 2022
3. Lower Ten Mile Presbyterian Church
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