Greensburg in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Sion Church-Herolds Settlement
First Lutheran Church West of the Alleghany Mountains
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, May 22, 2012
1. Sion Church-Herrolds Settlement Marker
158 acres called "Good Purpose" preempted for Lutheran Church in 1765.
Warrant Granted 1785
Patent Granted 1789
Log School House and Church built 1772 on site about 300 feet south of this spot.
Erected 1922 by The Pittsburgh Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1769.
Location. 40° 16.807′ N, 79° 35.527′ W. Marker is in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, in Westmoreland County. It can be reached from Baltzer Meyer Pike 0.1 miles north of Bus Garage Road. Located in the southern portion of Harrolds Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Greensburg PA 15601, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Laurel Highlands 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 Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, and 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: Fort Allen (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Veterans Memorial (about 700 feet away); a different marker also named Fort Allen (approx. Ό mile away); Hempfield Township (approx. 1.2 miles away); Westmoreland County Memorial Park Veterans Monument
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Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, May 22, 2012
2. Sion Church-Herrolds Settlement Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 22, 2012, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 879 times since then and 27 times this year. Last updated on May 22, 2012, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 22, 2012, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
