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Near Cowansville in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

St. Patrick's Church

 
 
St. Patrick's Church Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, September 25, 2011
1. St. Patrick's Church Marker
Inscription. A restored log church a few miles from here is a fine example of a pioneer place of worship. It memorializes the first Roman Catholic congregation in this region.
 
Erected 1946 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.
 
Location. 40° 57.091′ N, 79° 39.536′ W. Marker is near Cowansville, Pennsylvania, in Armstrong County. It is at the intersection of East Brady Road (Pennsylvania Route 268) and Route 4007, on the right when traveling east on East Brady Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cowansville PA 16218, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is 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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: In Memorium of Those Whose Died in the August 14, 1980 Flood (approx. 3.7 miles away); Brady's Bend Works (approx. 3.7 miles away); Brady's Bend (approx. 4.7 miles away); Cowansville (approx. 5.7 miles away); Bruin (approx. 8.1 miles away); Worthington Area Veterans Memorial
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(approx. 8.4 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 8.6 miles away); Reverend Richard C. Christy (approx. 8.7 miles away).
 
St. Patrick's Church Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, September 25, 2011
2. St. Patrick's Church Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on December 23, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 25, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 903 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on September 25, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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