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

Home of Conrad Beissel

1691 - 1768

— A Landmark of American Music —

Home of Conrad Beissel Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., June 26, 2009

1. Home of Conrad Beissel Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Founder and superintendent of the Ephrata Cloister. Conrad Beissel was one of America's earliest composers of hymns and anthems, organizer and teacher of the cloister singing school and publisher of America's first book of original compositions, Turtel-Taube, 1747.

Erected 1976 by National Music Council, Pennsylvania Federation of Music Clubs, and Exxon.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Churches & Religion • Colonial Era • Education • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1747.

Location. 40° 10.998′ N, 76° 11.225′ W. Marker is in Ephrata, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster County. Marker is adjacent to the Beissel House in the Ephrata Cloister complex, off west Main Street (US Route 322). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Ephrata PA 17522, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Kedar (within shouting distance of this marker); Brothers' House Complex (within shouting distance of this marker); Ephrata's Women Composers (about 400 feet away, measured in

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a direct line); Ephrata Cloister (about 500 feet away); Mount Zion Buildings (about 600 feet away); a different marker also named Ephrata Cloister (approx. 0.2 miles away); Battle of Brandywine Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Ephrata War Memorial Field Complex (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ephrata.

Conrad Beissel Home and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., June 26, 2009

2. Conrad Beissel Home and Marker

Marker to right of doorway.

Home of Conrad Beissel image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., June 26, 2009

3. Home of Conrad Beissel

Credits. This page was last revised on December 7, 2019. It was originally submitted on September 13, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 894 times since then and 64 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 13, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.