Freeland in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Saints Peter and Paul Lutheran Church

Photographed by Kevin W., June 12, 2011

1. Saints Peter and Paul Lutheran Church Marker

Inscription. The first Slovak Evangelical Lutheran congregation in the Western Hemisphere was organized mainly by Michael Zemany, pioneer Slovak Lutheran. The first service was conducted on February 22, 1883. Present church building, remodeled later, was erected in 1886.

Erected 1971 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical date for this entry is February 22, 1883.

Location. 41° 0.881′ N, 75° 53.768′ W. Marker is in Freeland, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne County. It is on Washington Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 339 Washington St, Freeland PA 18224, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s Anthracite Coal Region,

in the Wyoming Valley,

and in Greater Scranton and Wilkes-Barre. It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North

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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: Land Use Consequences (approx. 2.2 miles away); Land Use (approx. 2.3 miles away); Eckley Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.3 miles away); The Church of the Immaculate Conception (approx. 2½ miles away); Laborer’s Double Dwelling (approx. 2½ miles away); The Slate Picker's House (approx. 2½ miles away); The tree of liberty (approx. 2½ miles away); Eckley Miners’ Village (approx. 2½ miles away).

Also see . . . MarkerQuest - Saints Peter and Paul Lutheran Church. An overview of the now-defunct congregation's history. (Submitted on January 11, 2023, by Laura Klotz of Northampton, Pennsylvania.)

Saints Peter and Paul Lutheran Church and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin W., June 12, 2011

2. Saints Peter and Paul Lutheran Church and Marker

Saints Peter and Paul Lutheran Church Entrance image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin W., June 12, 2011

3. Saints Peter and Paul Lutheran Church Entrance

Credits. This page was last revised on January 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 5, 2011, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,318 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 5, 2011, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.