Mount Gretna Campmeeting in West Cornwall Township in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Mount Gretna Campmeeting
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 23, 2025
1. Mount Gretna Campmeeting Marker
"I am only one but I am still one
I cannot do everything but still I
can do something. And because I
cannot do everything I will not
refuse to do something that I can do."
Helen Keller
Erected by Mount Gretna Campmeeting.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Parks & Recreational Areas • Religion & Religious Structures • Women.
Location. 40° 14.945′ N, 76° 28.214′ W. Marker is in West Cornwall Township, Pennsylvania, in Lebanon County. It is in Mount Gretna Campmeeting. It is at the intersection of Mt. Gretna Road (Pennsylvania Route 117) and Pinch Road, on the right when traveling north on Mt. Gretna Road. 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: Library (here, next to this marker); The Pennsylvania Chatauqua (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Site of the 1949 Campmeeting Fire (about 600 feet away); Mt. Gretna Tabernacle (about 600 feet away); Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle Building 1902 (about 700 feet away); Original Post Office (about
this page online
Also see . . . A Brief History of Campmeeting. (Submitted on May 30, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 23, 2025
2. Mount Gretna Campmeeting Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 23, 2025
3. Mount Gretna Campmeeting Welcome Sign
Credits. This page was last revised on May 30, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 30, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 140 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 30, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
