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Old Saint Luke's Church

 
 
Old St. Luke's Church Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, March 18, 2011
1. Old St. Luke's Church Marker
Inscription. Oldest Episcopal Church in southwestern Pennsylvania, founded after the French and Indian War by veteran Major William Lea on his land grant. Francis Reno was the first vicar. Church members included General John Neville, the unpopular tax collector in 1794 Whiskey Rebellion that disrupted the area and unsettled the congregation. Renewed interest in 1852 led to this stone church, with its 1823 English Pipe organ, the first brought over the Alleghenies.
 
Erected 2001 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious StructuresSettlements & SettlersWar, French and IndianWar, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1794.
 
Location. 40° 23.07′ N, 80° 5.441′ W. Marker is near Carnegie, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is in Scott Township. It is at the intersection of Old Bower Hill Road and Church Street, on the right when traveling south on Old Bower Hill Road. The sign is located
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on the grounds of the church. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 331 Old Bower Hill Rd, Carnegie PA 15106, 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 the Ohio River Valley, 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 Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Heidelberg Raceway and Sports Arena (approx. 0.2 miles away); Neville House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Bower Hill (approx. Ύ mile away); Bower Hill Community Honor Roll (approx. Ύ mile away); Andrew Carnegie Free Library (approx. 1.6 miles away); Honus Wagner (approx. 1.6 miles away); Chartiers Valley Memorial (approx. 1.6 miles away); Carnegie Great War Monument (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map
Old St. Luke's Church and Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, March 18, 2011
2. Old St. Luke's Church and Marker
of all markers in Carnegie.
 
Also see . . .  Christian History in America Old St. Lukes. (Submitted on March 18, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)
 
Old St. Luke's Church image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, March 18, 2011
3. Old St. Luke's Church
Old St. Luke's Church John Neville Plaque image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, March 18, 2011
4. Old St. Luke's Church John Neville Plaque
To the glory of God and in commemoration of the life and services of General John Neville 1731-1803 Patriot and Churchman Founder of this The First Episcopal Church in Allegheny County This tablet is placed by his descendents A.D. 1912
Old St. Luke's Church Historic Landmark Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, March 18, 2011
5. Old St. Luke's Church Historic Landmark Marker
Historic Landmark St. Luke's Church, Chartiers 1765 - Services in stockade 1852 - Stone Church erected Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 26, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 18, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 2,143 times since then and 53 times this year. Last updated on April 26, 2024, by Susan, Secretary of Old Saint Luke's Church of Scott Township, Pennsylvania. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on March 18, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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