Near Jonestown in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Sattazahn Lutheran Church

Photographed by PaulwC3, August 3, 2013

1. Sattazahn Lutheran Church Marker

Inscription. Founded by German immigrants who settled as early as 1729. Initially served by traveling missionaries including John Caspar Stoever, Jr., first Lutheran pastor to visit regularly. A log structure was built about 1756; this church erected 1872. Named in honor of Peter Sattazahn, Revolutionary soldier buried here.

Erected 1980 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. A significant historical year for this entry is 1729.

Location. 40° 29.906′ N, 76° 32.287′ W. Marker is near Jonestown, Pennsylvania, in Lebanon County. It is on Green Point School Road 0.6 miles south of Gold Mine Road, on the right. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 185 Green Point School Road, Jonestown PA 17038, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania, specifically in Pennsylvania Dutch Country,

and in Greater Harrisburg.

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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Unlocking the Power of Water (approx. 1.3 miles away); Union Canal (approx. 1.3 miles away); Swatara Gap (approx. 1.8 miles away); Inwood Iron Bridge (approx. 1.9 miles away); Grassland Restoration Project

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(approx. 2.2 miles away); Fort Swatara (approx. 2.7 miles away); Lickdale (approx. 3 miles away); Union Forge (approx. 3½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jonestown.

More about this marker. An alternative spelling for Sattazahn is Sadelzahn

Wide view of the Sattazahn Lutheran Church Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by PaulwC3, August 3, 2013

2. Wide view of the Sattazahn Lutheran Church Marker

Sattazahn Lutheran Church (1872) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by PaulwC3, August 3, 2013

3. Sattazahn Lutheran Church (1872)

Peter Sattazahn (1760 - 1831) grave image. Click for full size.

Photographed by PaulwC3, August 3, 2013

4. Peter Sattazahn (1760 - 1831) grave

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 22, 2013, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,307 times since then and 66 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 3, 2013, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia.