Raccoon Township near MacArthur in Beaver County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Site of the Service Theological Seminary

Photographed by Richard Kicovic, October 13, 2017

1. Site of the Service Theological Seminary Marker

Inscription. Site of the Service Theological Seminary of the Associate Presbyterian Church. The second divinity school in America. In a log building erected here the first session was held during the winter of 1794-1795. The Rev. John Anderson, D.D. being the sole instructor. In 1821 the seminary was transferred to Canonsburg, Pennsylvania. Thence, in 1855, it was removed to Xenia, Ohio. By the union of 1858 it became one of the theological seminaries of the United Presbyterian Church of North America.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1821.

Location. 40° 34.302′ N, 80° 23.336′ W. Marker is near MacArthur, Pennsylvania, in Beaver County. It is in Raccoon Township. It is on Service Church Road ¼ mile east of Frankfort Road (Pennsylvania Route 18), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 739 Service Church Rd, Aliquippa PA 15001, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Pittsburgh.

It is also in the American Northeast,

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in the Mid-Atlantic,

and in the Ohio River Valley.

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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: David Littell House (approx. 1.3 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 4.3 miles away); Site of Early Methodist Church (approx. 4.4 miles away); Cooks Ferry (approx. 4.6 miles away); USAir Flight 427 Memorial (approx. 4.8 miles away); Site of the First Presbyterian Church of Beaver County Pennsylvania (approx. 4.8 miles away); Hookstown (approx. 4.8 miles away); Mill Creek (approx. 4.8 miles away).

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Photographed by Richard Kicovic, October 13, 2017

2. Service Theological Seminary Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 18, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 15, 2025, by Richard Kicovic of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 190 times since then and 52 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 15, 2025, by Richard Kicovic of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.