West Goshen Township in Chester County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Goshen Baptist Church
Meeting House
Photographed by Keith S Smith, December 13, 2011
1. Goshen Baptist Church Marker
Goshen Baptist Church
Meeting House
Erected 1809 – Chartered 1827
Relocated 1970
Erected 1970.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1809.
Location. 39° 58.182′ N, 75° 33.784′ W. Marker is near West Goshen, Pennsylvania, in Chester County. It is in West Goshen Township. It is at the intersection of West Chester Pike and East Strasburg Road, on the left when traveling east on West Chester Pike. This marker is at the end of a grass triangle in a garden planted to house the marker. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1201 E Strasburg Rd, West Chester PA 19382, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania and in Greater Philadelphia. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. 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, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: POW and MIA Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away); Milltown Springhouse (approx. one mile away); Rocky Hill (approx. 1.6 miles away); HH- 52A Sea Guardian (approx. 1.8 miles away); HH-3A Sea King (approx. 1.8 miles away); HH- 2D Sea Sprite (approx. 1.8 miles away); Boeing 360 (approx. 1.8 miles away); Goshenville Blacksmith and Wheelwright Shops (approx. 1.9 miles away).
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Photographed by Keith S Smith, December 13, 2011
2. Goshen Baptist Church marker & Garden
Photographed by Postcard
3. Goshen Baptist Church c. 1950
Keith Smith by Public Domain
4. Goshen Baptist Church
The last Trolley down these tracks was in 1957 ~ the tracks were removed shortly there after to expand the roadway for the first time. This is now a four lane road today. This dirt road image is most likely from the 1920's or 1930's
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 13, 2011, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 957 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 13, 2011, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. 3. submitted on November 9, 2012, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. 4. submitted on August 27, 2015, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
