Towanda in Bradford County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

First Presbyterian Church

5 Court Street

Photographed by Don Morfe, October 13, 2015

1. First Presbyterian Church Marker

Inscription. On Oct. 25, 1825, the First Congregation of the Presbyterian Church met in Towanda. Church services were held at the county’s first courthouse, which had only been completed for nine years at the time.

In 1834 the congregation built their first church on the north side of Pine Street but it was not until 1835 that the church was declared The First Presbyterian Church of Towanda. Construction was started in 1853, on this site, donated by Edward Overton, a key figure in the commercial growth of Towanda. The building was first occupied in 1855. The gothic revival style Presbyterian Church was a dentilated brick tower with flat roof and castellated buttress; lancet windows; and elaborate brick corbelling.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1825.

Location. 41° 46.004′ N, 76° 26.54′ W. Marker is in Towanda, Pennsylvania, in Bradford County. It is on Court Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5 Court Street, Towanda PA 18848, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker

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is 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 walking distance of this marker: Courthouse Annex (a few steps from this marker); Company M, 9th Penna Volunteer Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Frost's Furniture Factory (within shouting distance of this marker); Naming of Towanda (within shouting distance of this marker); Century Farm Program (within shouting distance of this marker); World War I Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Bradford County Soldiers & Sailors Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Bradford County Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Towanda.

Photographed by Don Morfe, October 13, 2015

2. First Presbyterian Church Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 6, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 502 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 6, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.