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

511 2nd Street

Dew Drop Inn

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

1. 511 2nd Street NRHP Marker

Inscription.

Mt. Gretna Campmeeting · 1892
Tranquil · Spiritual · Cultural
Listed in the National Register
of Historic Places

Erected by Mount Gretna Campmeeting.

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° 14.903′ N, 76° 28.022′ W. Marker is in West Cornwall Township, Pennsylvania, in Lebanon County. It is in Mount Gretna Campmeeting. It is on 2nd Street north of Kephart Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 511 2nd 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

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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: 603 1st Street (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of the 1949 Campmeeting Fire (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Mt. Gretna Tabernacle (about 500 feet away); Library (approx. 0.2 miles away); Mount Gretna Campmeeting (approx. 0.2 miles away); Governor Dick (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Pennsylvania Chatauqua (approx. ¼ mile away); Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle Building 1902 (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in West Cornwall Township.

Regarding 511 2nd Street. 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

511 2nd Street and Marker image. Click for full size.

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

2. 511 2nd Street and Marker

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 30, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. A Brief History of Mt. Gretna Campmeeting. (Submitted on May 30, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

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 94 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 30, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.