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Buffalo Church

 
 
Buffalo Church Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, June 15, 2015
1. Buffalo Church Marker
Inscription. Organized by Presbyterian pioneers, 1773; broken up by Indian raids. Resumed with first regular pastor 1787. Log church of about 1774 replaced by stone in 1816, by brick in 1846. It stands a mile to the north.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial EraIndigenous Peoples and CommunitiesReligion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1773.
 
Location. 40° 56.713′ N, 76° 57.986′ W. Marker is near Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, in Union County. It is in Buffalo Township. It is at the intersection of Old Turnpike Road and Johnson Mill Road on Old Turnpike Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lewisburg PA 17837, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s Susquehanna Valley. 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Samuel Maclay (approx. 0.2 miles away); Buffalo Presbyterian Church (approx. 1.2 miles away); a different marker also named Buffalo Church (approx. 1.3 miles away); Grove's Mill (approx. 2.1 miles away); Col. John Kelly (approx. 3.2 miles away); Max Gill Witness Tree (approx. 3.4 miles away); William Cameron (approx. 4.1 miles away); Daniel F. Green (approx. 4.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lewisburg.
 
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Buffalo Church Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, September 28, 2018
2. Buffalo Church Marker
Buffalo Church image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, June 15, 2015
3. Buffalo Church
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 16, 2015, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 555 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos:   1. submitted on June 16, 2015, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.   2. submitted on September 29, 2018, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.   3. submitted on June 16, 2015, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.
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Jun. 16, 2026