Downtown in Pittsburgh in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Bethel A.M.E. Church

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 11, 2020

1. Bethel A.M.E. Church Marker

Inscription. Founded 1808 & known as the African Church. Chartered in 1818. Located nearby in early years, church was site of area's first school for colored children, 1831, and statewide civil rights convention, 1841. Congregation moved to Wylie Avenue, 1872; to Webster Avenue, 1959.

Erected 1995 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Education • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, and the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1808.

Location. 40° 26.233′ N, 80° 0.026′ W. Marker is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is in Downtown. It is at the intersection of First Avenue and Smithfield Street, on the right when traveling west on First Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pittsburgh PA 15219, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

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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: 420 Boulevard of the Allies (within shouting distance of this marker); University of Pittsburgh Log Schoolhouse (within shouting distance of this marker); The Hartley Rose Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Smithfield Street Bridge (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Gene Albert's Service Station (about 600 feet away); Founding of the Ironworkers Union (about 600 feet away); Inrange Technologies Corporation (about 600 feet away); Lawrence Hall (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pittsburgh.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, April 27, 2011

2. Bethel A.M.E. Church Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 27, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,413 times since then and 72 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on September 15, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 2. submitted on April 27, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.