Cranberry Township in Butler County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

1806 Plains Presbyterian Church

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, July 9, 2011

1. 1806 Plains Presbyterian Church Marker

Inscription. Organized in 1806, Plains Presbyterian Church was the first church to form in Cranberry Township. The first services were held in groves and a tent. A log church was built in 1820 replaced by a brick church in 1839 with the present frame structure built in 1878. Plains Church is recognized as a "mother" church to Evans City and Crestview Presbyterian Churches. Membership was released in 1883 and 1890, respectively, to form these area churches. The Plains congregation has been and continues to be a faithful witness to the gospel in the community.

Erected 2006 by Cranberry Township Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1806.

Location. 40° 43.27′ N, 80° 4.563′ W. Marker is in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania, in Butler County. It is at the intersection of Franklin Road and Plains Church Road, on the right when traveling north on Franklin Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cranberry Township PA 16066, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northwestern Pennsylvania

and in Greater Pittsburgh.

It is also in the American Northeast,

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: Cranberry Township Veterans Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Cranberry Township 9-11 Memorial (approx. 1.6 miles away); Ogle (approx. 2 miles

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away); Sample School (approx. 2.2 miles away); Venango Path (approx. 2½ miles away); Crider's Corners (approx. 2.8 miles away); Evans City Civil War Memorial (approx. 2.9 miles away); Seneca Village (approx. 2.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cranberry Township.

Also see . . . Cranberry Township Historical Society. (Submitted on November 2, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, July 9, 2011

2. 1806 Plains Presbyterian Church Marker

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, July 9, 2011

3. 1806 Plains Presbyterian Church Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 9, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 3,253 times since then and 54 times this year. Last updated on July 10, 2011. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 9, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.