Montour Township in Bloomsburg in Columbia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Catawissa Friends Meeting

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, September 4, 2024

1. Catawissa Friends Meeting Marker

Inscription. At Catawissa, three miles distant, is the Friends meetinghouse built about 1775. The log structure is still standing and is a fine example of a pioneer place of worship.

Erected 1948 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1775.

Location. 40° 59.236′ N, 76° 28.75′ W. Marker is in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, in Columbia County. It is in Montour Township. It is at the intersection of U.S. 11 and Pennsylvania Route 42, on the right when traveling north on U.S. 11. Marker is located on the ramp leading from US 11 to PA 42. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bloomsburg PA 17815, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

and in the Susquehanna Valley.

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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Rupert (approx. 0.4 miles away); Rupert Covered Bridge (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named Rupert Covered Bridge (approx. half a mile away); Fort McClure (approx. 0.6 miles away); Wyoming Path (approx. 0.6 miles away); Welcome to Bloomsburg (approx. ¾ mile away); Native American Inhabitants Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away); 261 West Main Street (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bloomsburg.

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Photographed by Tim Fillmon, September 4, 2024

2. Catawissa Friends Meeting Marker

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Photographed by Valley Girl News, circa 2022

3. Catawissa Friends Meeting

Credits. This page was last revised on September 19, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 19, 2024, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. This page has been viewed 389 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 19, 2024, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida.