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Natrona Heights in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Churches Founded In Natrona

 
 
Churches Founded In Natrona Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, August 15, 2025
1. Churches Founded In Natrona Marker
Inscription.
Natrona United Methodist Church 1852 • First Presbyterian Church 1864 • St. Johns Lutheran Church 1872 • St. Peters English Evangelical Lutheran Church 1873 • St. Joseph R. C. Church 1882 • St. Ladislaus R. C. Church 1893 • St. Mathias R. C. Church 1905

Our eternal gratitude to Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corp. for fabricating and donating this podium and the flag poles to the community. July, 1983.
Harrison Township Community Days Committee
1985

 
Erected 1984 by Harrison Township Community Days Committee.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1983.
 
Location. 40° 36.874′ N, 79° 43.346′ W. Marker is in Natrona Heights, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is at the intersection of Philadelphia Avenue and Wood Street, on the right when traveling north on Philadelphia Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1 Philadelphia Avenue, Natrona Heights PA 15065, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Pittsburgh. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in the Ohio River Valley, 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 Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Penn Salt Manufacturing Company (here, next to this marker); Harrison Township (here, next to this marker); Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); Pond Street School Bell (here, next to this marker); Harrison Township Veterans Memorial
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(here, next to this marker); Natrona Honor Roll (a few steps from this marker); Natrona Bank Building (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Welcome To Natrona's Penn Salt National Historic District (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Natrona Heights.
 
Churches Founded In Natrona Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, August 15, 2025
2. Churches Founded In Natrona Marker
Marker is at the far right.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 26, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 26, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 103 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on August 26, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.
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