Mount Gretna Campmeeting in West Cornwall Township in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
603 1st Street
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 23, 2025
1. 603 1st Street NRHP Marker
Mt. Gretna Campmeeting · 1892
Tranquil · Spiritual · Cultural
Listed in the National Register
of Historic Places
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1892.
Location. 40° 14.9′ N, 76° 27.997′ W. Marker is in West Cornwall Township, Pennsylvania, in Lebanon County. It is in Mount Gretna Campmeeting. It is at the intersection of 1st Street and Kephart Street, on the left when traveling south on 1st Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 603 1st Street, Mount Gretna PA 17064, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania, specifically in Pennsylvania Dutch Country, 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 walking distance of this marker: 511 2nd Street (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of the 1949 Campmeeting Fire (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Mt. Gretna Tabernacle (about 600 feet away); Governor Dick (approx. 0.2 miles away); Library (approx. 0.2 miles away); Mount Gretna Campmeeting (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Pennsylvania Chatauqua (approx. Ό mile away); Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle Building 1902 (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in West Cornwall Township.
Regarding 603 1st Street.
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National Register Statement of Significance Excerpt:
The district is associated with the religious campmeeting trend that was popular in the 19th and early 20th centuries and continues to reflect that use and mission today. Mt. Gretna's Campmeeting shows the evolution of a fairly typical campmeeting grounds (of the "religious resort" variety), growing in the direction some took, toward a more-permanent residential and less-seasonal spiritual or recreational community. The district also contains a wonderful array of vernacular seasonal cottages reflecting Late Victorian and early 20th Century Revival influences, as well as an impressive Tabernacle building that remains the focal point of the Campmeeting, and a naturalistic setting and landscape that has been carefully emphasized and intentionally retained by property owners.
Also see . . .
1. Mt. Gretna Campmeeting Historic District Registration Form. (Submitted on May 29, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. A Brief History of Mt. Gretna Campmeeting. (Submitted on May 29, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 23, 2025
2. 603 1st Street and Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on May 29, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 29, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 395 times since then and 5 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 29, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
