Mount Gretna Campmeeting in West Cornwall Township in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Mt. Gretna Tabernacle

1899 • 1999

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Mt. Gretna Tabernacle Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 23, 2025

1. Mt. Gretna Tabernacle Marker

Inscription.

Built for the United Brethren in Christ during the summer of 1899 by John Cilley, of Lebanon, this open circular building, 110 feet in diameter and resting on 23 chestnut posts, can accommodate 800 to 1000 people. During its first century it sheltered a variety of worship services, musical programs, lectures, baptisms, weddings and funerals. These continue in this United Methodist historic site, still expressing... God's Glory at Gretna

Erected 1999.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Parks & Recreational Areas • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1899.

Location. 40° 14.976′ N, 76° 28.081′ W. Marker is in West Cornwall Township, Pennsylvania, in Lebanon County. It is in Mount Gretna Campmeeting. It is at the intersection of Glossenbrenner Avenue and 3rd Street, on the left when traveling east on Glossenbrenner Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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: Site of the 1949 Campmeeting Fire (a few steps from this marker); 511 2nd Street (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); 603 1st Street (about 600 feet away); Library (about 600 feet away);

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Mount Gretna Campmeeting (about 600 feet away); The Pennsylvania Chatauqua (approx. 0.2 miles away); Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle Building 1902 (approx. ¼ mile away); Original Post Office (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in West Cornwall Township.

Also see . . . A Brief History of Mt. Gretna Campmeeting. (Submitted on May 29, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Mt. Gretna Tabernacle and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 23, 2025

2. Mt. Gretna Tabernacle and Marker

Mt. Gretna Tabernacle Interior image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 23, 2025

3. Mt. Gretna Tabernacle Interior

Mt. Gretna Tabernacle Roof Structure image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 24, 2025

4. Mt. Gretna Tabernacle Roof Structure

Credits. This page was last revised on July 19, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 29, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 560 times since then and 57 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 29, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3, 4. submitted on May 30, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.