Sharpsburg in Washington County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
1862 Lutheran Church Site
Photographed by Evan Dwyer, November 5, 2024
1. 1862 Lutheran Church Site Marker
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • Science & Medicine • War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is September 17, 1862.
Location. 39° 27.552′ N, 77° 44.684′ W. Marker is in Sharpsburg, Maryland, in Washington County. It is on East Main Street (Maryland Route 34) east of North Church Street, on the left when traveling west. Marker is in Mount Calvary Lutheran Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 204 E Main St, Sharpsburg MD 21782, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Baltimore Metro Region and in Western Maryland. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Collateral Damage (a few steps from this marker); Lutheran Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); Canals and Turnpikes Fuel Economic Growth (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Sharpsburg and the Battle (about 400 feet away); Returning Veterans and Remembrance (about 500 feet away); Sharpburg's Architecture and Prominent Residents (about 500 feet away); D.R. Jones' Division, Longstreet's Command (about 600 feet away); a different marker also named D.R. Jones' Division, Longstreet's Command (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sharpsburg.
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Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. The adjacent Civil War Trails marker provides further context on the subject matter.
Photographed by Evan Dwyer, November 5, 2024
2. 1862 Lutheran Church Site Marker
Photographed by Evan Dwyer, November 5, 2024
3. 1862 Lutheran Church Site
Outlined by the iron fence.
Photographed by Alexander Gardner, September 1962
4. Sharpsburg, Md. Lutheran Church
Library of Congress (LC-DIG-cwpb-00262, right half)
Credits. This page was last revised on May 23, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 22, 2025, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 138 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 22, 2025, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia. 4. submitted on May 22, 2025. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
