Wharton Township near Farmington in Fayette County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Mt. Washington Presbyterian Church

Preaching the Word and Preserving the Heritage.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, April 11, 2006

1. Mt. Washington Presbyterian Church Marker

Inscription.
Organized March 24, 1842, the first congregation of this church worshipped in a log building which is preserved as the thirty feet square sanctuary of the existing structure. The church is located only one-half mile east of Fort Necessity on the National Pike (earlier Braddock Road and Nemacolin Trail) and was organized eighty-eight years following twenty-two year old Lt. Col. George Washington's encounter with French troops at the Fort.

Erected 1974 by the congregation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is March 24, 1830.

Location. 39° 48.771′ N, 79° 34.645′ W. Marker is near Farmington, Pennsylvania, in Fayette County. It is in Wharton Township. It is on National Pike (U.S. 40) west of Farmington-Ohiopyle Road (Pennsylvania Route 381), on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Grindstone PA 15442, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

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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 5 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Fort Necessity National Battlefield (approx. half a mile away); The Great Meadows Campaign (approx. half a mile away); Do you measure up in Washington's Army? / Are you dressed for the campaign? (approx. half a mile away); Civilian Conservation Corps at Fort Necessity (approx. half a mile away); The Great Meadows (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Farmington.

Marker and Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, April 11, 2006

2. Marker and Church

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 12, 2006, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,285 times since then and 48 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 12, 2006, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.