Manheim Township near Lancaster in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Isaac Long Barn

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, June 8, 2008

1. Isaac Long Barn Marker

Inscription. The United Brethren in Christ, and the Evangelical United Brethren Church, trace their origin to the joint efforts of Rev. Philip w. Otterbein of the German Reformed Church and Martin Boehm, a Mennonite preacher, as a revival held here about 1767. The barn stands a mile and a half to the north.

Erected 1960 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • 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 1767.

Location. 40° 5.449′ N, 76° 16.813′ W. Marker is near Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster County. It is in Manheim Township. It is at the intersection of Kissel Hill Road and Landis Valley Road, on the right when traveling south on Kissel Hill Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2420 Kissel Hill Rd, Lancaster PA 17601, 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Henry Hess Landis Farm (approx. 0.2 miles away); Landis Graveyard (approx. 0.8 miles away); 1954 (approx. 1.6 miles away); Hunsecker Covered Bridge (approx. 1.8 miles

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away); Pinetown Bridge (approx. 2 miles away); Belmont Lime kiln (approx. 2.4 miles away); Belmont Quarry (approx. 2.4 miles away); Mayer Cemetery (approx. 2½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lancaster.

Landis Valley Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, June 8, 2008

2. Landis Valley Cemetery

The Landis Valley Museum is .2 miles further on Landis Valley Road.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 9, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,919 times since then and 78 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 9, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.