Silver Spring Township near Mechanicsburg in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Silver Spring Presbyterian Church

Photographed By Bill Pfingsten, January 16, 2010

1. Silver Spring Presbyterian Church Marker

Inscription.
Founder 1734 on land of James Silver by Scotch-Irish Presbyterians, earliest settlers of the Cumberland Valley. Present church built in 1783, restored in 1928 to its original style, and still used for worship.

Erected by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Churches & Religion • War of 1812 • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1734.

Location. 40° 14.321′ N, 77° 0.452′ W. Marker is near Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, in Cumberland County. It is in Silver Spring Township. Marker is on Silver Spring Road, 0.1 miles south of Presbyterian Drive, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 444 Silver Spring Rd, Mechanicsburg PA 17050, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Oliver Pollock (approx. 0.6 miles away); George Croghan (approx. 1.4 miles away); Irving Female College (approx. 1.7 miles away); Frankenberger Tavern (approx. 1.7 miles away); Cumberland Valley Railroad (approx.

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1.7 miles away); Sporting Hill (approx. 1.7 miles away); a different marker also named Sporting Hill (approx. 1.7 miles away); Union Church (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mechanicsburg.

Also see . . . Silver Spring Presbyterian Church. Church website Homepage (Submitted on January 30, 2010, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)

Photographed By Mike Wintermantel, April 30, 2015

2. Silver Spring Presbyterian Church Marker

Silver Spring Presbyterian Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bill Pfingsten, January 16, 2010

3. Silver Spring Presbyterian Church

Silver Spring Presbyterian Church Stone at top of building. image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bill Pfingsten, January 16, 2010

4. Silver Spring Presbyterian Church Stone at top of building.

Silver Spring Meiting House 1783

Left Plaque on Graveyard Wall image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bill Pfingsten, January 16, 2010

5. Left Plaque on Graveyard Wall

A Memorial to the Heroes of the Revolution and the War of 1812
Buried in Silver Spring Churchyard
Revolutionary War
Major Andrew Galbraith
Captains
John Lamb • John Clendenin • John McTeer • John Carothers • John Trindle • Samuel Wallace • Alexander Trindle
Lieutenants
James Oliver • Samuel Huston • Cristopher Quigley
Second Lieutenants
John Hoge • Mathew Louden
Ensign
William Harkness
Privates
James Hume • Samuel Martin • Howard Moore • Abraham McCue • John Orr • Nathaniel Eckels • James Nesbit • James McCormick 1723-1802 • John McCormick 1718-1782 • and others whose names are unknown.

Right Plaque on Graveyard Wall image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bill Pfingsten, January 16, 2010

6. Right Plaque on Graveyard Wall

War of 1812
William Kirtland Sr. • Dr. Isaac Wayne Snowden • and others whose names are unknown
Erected AD 1914 by The Harrisburg and Carlisle Chapters of the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Harrisburg Chapter of the Daughters of 1812.

Silver Spring Graveyard image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bill Pfingsten, January 16, 2010

7. Silver Spring Graveyard

Credits. This page was last revised on July 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 30, 2010, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,735 times since then and 82 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 30, 2010, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. 2. submitted on May 1, 2015, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on January 30, 2010, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.