Georgetown in Beaver County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Saint Luke's Episcopal Church
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, December 25, 2011
1. St. Luke's Episcopal Church Marker
First services held on a flat boat on the Ohio River around 1800. Saint Luke's, admitted into union with the Diocese of Pennsylvania in 1814, was visited by the first presiding bishop in 1825. Present structure built 1833.
Erected by Beaver County Historical Research and Landmarks Foundation.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania - Beaver County Historical Research and Landmarks Foundation series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1800.
Location. 40° 38.451′ N, 80° 29.948′ W. Marker is in Georgetown, Pennsylvania, in Beaver County. It is on Market Street just south of 2nd Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Georgetown PA 15043, 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, and in the Ohio River Valley. 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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Georgetown Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Georgetown (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Down The Ohio (about 500 feet away); a different marker also named Georgetown (about 500 feet away); The Penna - Virginia Boundary (approx. 0.2 miles away); Smiths Ferry
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Also see . . . Beaver County Historical Research and Landmarks Foundation. Foundation website homepage (Submitted on December 25, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, December 25, 2011
2. St. Luke's Episcopal Church Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on March 28, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 25, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 747 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 25, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
