Shanksville in Somerset County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Welcome To Shanksville United Methodist Church

Photographed by Bradley Owen, May 18, 2026

1. Welcome To Shanksville United Methodist Church Marker

Inscription.
The Shanksville class of the United Brethren in Christ organized January 21, 1844 in the home of Daniel Shank. The congregation built a church at this site in 1887. The present church building was dedicated February 18, 1912.

Surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us run the race not only for the prize, but to leave to those behind us a heritage of faithfulness passed on through godly lives.

This plaque is placed in celebration of the congregation's 150th anniversary, July 10, 1994.

Erected 1994 by Shanksville United Methodist Church.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is January 21, 1844.

Location. 40° 1.013′ N, 78° 54.35′ W. Marker is in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, in Somerset County. It is on Main Street just east of 2nd Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 701 Main Street, Shanksville PA 15560, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s Laurel Highlands.

It is also in the American Northeast,

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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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Never Forget Flight 93 (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Shanksville (approx. 0.6 miles away); Somerset County Bridge No. 65 (approx. one mile away); Welcome to the Memorial Plaza (approx. 2.3 miles away); America Attacked (approx. 2.3 miles away); Since September 11 (approx. 2.3 miles away); Threat in the Air (approx. 2.3 miles away); "In the cockpit. If we don't, we'll die!" (approx. 2.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Shanksville.

Other markers no longer nearby. Mayday! (was approx. 2.3 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); America Attacked! (was approx. 2.3 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); The Investigation

Photographed by Bradley Owen, May 18, 2026

2. Welcome To Shanksville United Methodist Church Marker

Marker is located at the right of the front door.

(was approx. 2.3 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); “We're going to do something.” (was approx. 2.3 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Credits. This page was last revised on May 23, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 23, 2026, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 7 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 23, 2026, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.