Plymouth in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Zinzendorf Preached to Wyoming Valley Indians

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 20, 2024

1. Zinzendorf Preached to Wyoming Valley Indians Marker

Inscription.
In 1742
on or near this site
Christianity was first preached to
the Indians of Wyoming Valley
by
Count Nicholas Louis Zinzendorf
a Moravian missionary

Erected October 19, 1940

Erected 1940 by the Luzerne County Committee of the Pennsylvania Society of Colonial Dames of America.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is October 19, 1940.

Location. 41° 14.447′ N, 75° 56.709′ W. Marker is in Plymouth, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne County. It is on Main Street (U.S. 11) east of Center Avenue, on the left when traveling east. Marker is near an entrance to Plymouth Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 9 East Main Street, Plymouth PA 18651, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

in the Wyoming Valley,

and in Greater Scranton and Wilkes-Barre. It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically

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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 walking distance of this marker: War Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Gulf War Memorial (about 300 feet away); Coal Miners Memorial (about 700 feet away); Agnes Flood Line (about 800 feet away); Sergeant Sherwood Baker (approx. 0.2 miles away); Vietnam War Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); 28th Infantry Division Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); World War I Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Plymouth.

Also see . . . Nikolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf (1700-1760) (Boston University School of Theology). (Submitted on November 21, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 20, 2024

2. Zinzendorf Preached to Wyoming Valley Indians Marker

Plymouth Christian Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 20, 2024

3. Plymouth Christian Church

Marker hidden from view

Credits. This page was last revised on August 12, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 21, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 190 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 21, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.