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

Methodist Episcopal Church

1893

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 17, 2023

1. Methodist Episcopal Church Marker

Inscription.

The first church was a two-story brick building built in 1864. Its cornerstone was retained when the building was torn down in 1893 to build a larger and more suitable edifice. The Reverend I. M. Gable, a student of architecture, was the pastor who drew the plans and supervised the erection of the present church. Two large glass lighted crosses still exist on the church tower.

Erected 2007 by Mahanoy Area Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1864.

Location. 40° 48.717′ N, 76° 8.22′ W. Marker is in Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania, in Schuylkill County. It is at the intersection of Mahanoy Street and 4th Street, on the right when traveling east on Mahanoy Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 410 East Mahanoy Street, Mahanoy City PA 17948, 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

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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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Mahanoy City High School (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Elks Lodge #695 (approx. 0.2 miles away); First Congregational Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Kaier Mansion (approx. ¼ mile away); Victor Schertzinger (approx. 0.3 miles away); Molly Maguire Historical Park (approx. 0.4 miles away); War Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); 1902 Anthracite Coal Strike (approx. 3.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mahanoy City.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Birth of Cable Television (was approx. 0.7 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Regarding Methodist Episcopal Church. Building presently houses the First United Methodist Church.

Methodist Episcopal Church and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 17, 2023

2. Methodist Episcopal Church and Marker

Methodist Episcopal Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 17, 2023

3. Methodist Episcopal Church

West and south elevations

Methodist Episcopal Church Cornerstone image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 17, 2023

4. Methodist Episcopal Church Cornerstone

Credits. This page was last revised on November 20, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 20, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 281 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 20, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.