Lancaster in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 12, 2012
1. Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Marker
Erected 1975 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Colonial Era • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Historic American Buildings Survey, and the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1730.
Location. 40° 2.264′ N, 76° 18.205′ W. Marker is in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster County. It is on S. Duke Street 0.2 miles south of E. King Street, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lancaster PA 17603, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania, specifically in Pennsylvania Dutch Country, and in the Susquehanna Valley. 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 and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Thomas Wharton, Jr. (a few steps from this marker); Thomas Mifflin, Esq. (within shouting distance of this marker); The Evangelic Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity (within shouting distance of this marker); Charles Demuth
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Photographed by William Pfingsten, February 2, 2008
2. Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Marker
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 12, 2012
3. Marker on E. King Street
Photographed by William Pfingsten, February 2, 2008
4. Thomas Wharton Grave
Photographed by William Pfingsten, February 2, 2008
5. Thomas Mifflin's Grave
Signer of the Constitution of The
United States of America
Erected by General thomas Mifflin Chapter
Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pennsylvania
Daughters of the American Revolution
1987
Photographed by William Pfingsten, February 2, 2008
6. Historic American Building Survey
This structure has been recorded by the Historic American Buildings Survey of the United States Department of the Interior for its archives at the Library of Congress.
Photographed by William Pfingsten, February 2, 2008
7. Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
Photographed by William Pfingsten, February 2, 2008
8. Plaque on Church Building
of the Holy Trinity
Earliest congregation in Lancaster
organized 1730
Fostered six other city congregations
First church erected 1734
Present building begun in 1761
Dedicated in 1766 by
Henry Melchior Muhlenberg,
Lutheran patriarch
Tower and steeple added 1785-1794
First Bible School organized 1828
Present Parish House dedicated 1955
An early pastor (1780 to 1815) was
Gotthilf Henry Ernest Muhlenberg,
eminent botanist and first president
of present Franklin & Marshall College
Here lie the remains of
Thomas Wharton, Jr.
President of Pennsylvania 1777-78
and
Thomas Mifflin
Governor of Pennsylvania 1790-99
Credits. This page was last revised on December 7, 2019. It was originally submitted on February 3, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,922 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on April 12, 2012, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 2. submitted on February 3, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. 3. submitted on April 12, 2012, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on February 3, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.
