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

St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery

Founded 1844

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 13, 2023

1. St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery Marker

Inscription.

[Entrance Gates]
In memory of
John F. & Sophia Miller

Presented by their son
John J. Miller
May 30, 1936

Erected 1936 by John J. Miller.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1844.

Location. 40° 39.323′ N, 76° 5.832′ W. Marker is in Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania, in Schuylkill County. It is at the intersection of Washington Street (Pennsylvania Route 443) and Mifflin Street, on the left when traveling north on Washington Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Orwigsburg PA 17961, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s Anthracite Coal Region.

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.

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least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Revolutionary War Memorial (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Frederick Hesser / Hartman Tragedy (approx. 0.2 miles away); Site of First Schuylkill County Courthouse (approx. 0.2 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); History of Orwigsburg (approx. ¼ mile away); Rocky Marciano (approx. 1.2 miles away); Archie Moore (approx. 1.2 miles away); Angelo Dundee (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Orwigsburg.

St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery Gateway Sponsor Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr.

2. St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery Gateway Sponsor Marker

St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery Gateway image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 13, 2023

3. St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery Gateway

Credits. This page was last revised on September 14, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 14, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 236 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 14, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.