Chambersburg in Franklin County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Falling Spring Church

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, May 18, 2008

1. Falling Spring Church Marker

Inscription. Founded 1734; main part of present church built 1803. One of the Presbyterian churches marking the first great settlement of Scotch-Irish pioneers west of the Susquehanna.

Erected 1948 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Notable Buildings • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1734.

Location. 39° 56.443′ N, 77° 39.641′ W. Marker is in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, in Franklin County. It is on Philadelphia Avenue 0.1 miles south of Rhodes Drive, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 232 Philadelphia Ave, Chambersburg PA 17201, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania. 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 walking distance of this marker: The Colhoun House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Benjamin Chambers (about 600 feet away); Fort Chambers (about 700 feet away); This Dwight D. Eisenhower Green Ash (about 700 feet away); Joseph Winters (about 800 feet away); Old Franklin County Jail

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(approx. 0.2 miles away); Thompson's Rifle Battalion: Capt. James Chambers' Company (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Fort Chambers (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chambersburg.

Also see . . . The Presbyterian Church of Falling Spring. (Submitted on July 19, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

The Presbyterian Church of the Falling Spring image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, May 18, 2008

2. The Presbyterian Church of the Falling Spring

Organized 1734
Log church erected 1737 on this site.
Second church erected 1767.
Present church erected 1803.

Falling Spring Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, May 18, 2008

3. Falling Spring Church

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 31, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,078 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 31, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.