Hampden Township near Camp Hill in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Peace Church

Photographed by Bill Pfingsten, January 24, 2010

1. Peace Church Marker

Inscription. Present building erected in 1798 by a Reformed congregation. Half-interest in 1806 by a Lutheran congregation; in joint use until 1866. Kept in its original form; used annually by St. John's Lutheran. A half-mile away.

Erected 1947 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1798.

Location. 40° 14.247′ N, 76° 57.7′ W. Marker is near Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, in Cumberland County. It is in Hampden Township. It is on Carlisle Pike 0.1 miles west of St. John's Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 50 St Johns Church Rd, Camp Hill PA 17011, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania and in Greater Harrisburg.

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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Peace Church (approx. half a mile away); Gettysburg Campaign (approx. 0.6 miles away); Sporting Hill (approx. 0.7 miles away); a different marker also named Sporting Hill (approx. 0.7 miles away); Samuel Albright House

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(approx. one mile away); Veterans Memorial (approx. one mile away); Shiremanstown Sesquicentennial Time Capsule (approx. one mile away); Rupp Carriage Factory - Built Around 1875 (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Camp Hill.

Photographed by Bill Pfingsten, January 24, 2010

2. Peace Church Marker

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Photographed by Bill Pfingsten, January 24, 2010

3. Peace Church

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 28, 2010, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,496 times since then and 60 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 28, 2010, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.