Mount Gretna in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

The Pennsylvania Chatauqua

Photographed by Don Morfe, May 31, 2015

1. The Pennsylvania Chatauqua Marker

Inscription. One of over 200 Chautauquas created as part of a late 19th , early 20th C. movement that began in 1874 at Lake Chatauqua, NY. It grew to include many programs in the arts, sciences and religion and sought to educate people of all social standings. The PA Chautauqua opened here in 1892 on land that was later purchased from industrialist Robert Coleman; over time a number of public buildings were constructed to further its mission.

Erected 2002 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Education • Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1874.

Location. 40° 14.897′ N, 76° 28.276′ W. Marker is in Mount Gretna, Pennsylvania, in Lebanon County. It is on Mount Gretna Road (Pennsylvania Route 117). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lebanon PA 17042, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

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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 walking distance of this marker: Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle Building 1902 (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Original Post Office (about 400 feet away); Library (about 400 feet away); Mount Gretna Campmeeting (about 400 feet away); Site of the 1949 Campmeeting Fire (approx. 0.2 miles away); Mt. Gretna Tabernacle (approx. 0.2 miles away); 511 2nd Street (approx. ¼ mile away); 603 1st Street (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mount Gretna.

Photographed by Don Morfe, May 31, 2015

2. The Pennsylvania Chatauqua Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on June 8, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 414 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 8, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.