York Springs in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Christ Church Episcopal

Colonial English Parish

— Founded 1746 —

Christ Church Episcopal Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 20, 2015

1. Christ Church Episcopal Marker

Inscription.

This parish was founded in 1746, at Huntington, by the Rev. Richard Locke to whom the Episcopal churches in Carlisle and York also owe their founding.

Civil War Building
July 1863

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures • War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1863.

Location. 40° 0.396′ N, 77° 6.764′ W. Marker is in York Springs, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is at the intersection of Main Street (Pennsylvania Route 94) and N D Alley, on the right when traveling north on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 220 Main Street, York Springs PA 17372, 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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Presbyterian Church Cemetery (approx. 0.3 miles away); Rock Chapel (approx. 3½ miles away); Gettysburg Campaign (approx. 4 miles away); Clear Spring Mill (approx. 4.3 miles away); Mt. Victory Church Cemetery (approx. 4.4 miles away); a different marker also named Gettysburg Campaign (approx. 4½ miles away); a different marker also named Gettysburg Campaign (approx. 6.1 miles away); Original Studebaker Wagon Shop (approx. 6.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in York Springs.

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Another marker is no longer nearby. John Studebaker (was approx. 4.1 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 20, 2015

2. Christ Church Episcopal Marker

Christ Church Episcopal and Markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 20, 2015

3. Christ Church Episcopal and Markers

Interior of Christ Church Episcopal image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 20, 2015

4. Interior of Christ Church Episcopal

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 3, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 847 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 3, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 4. submitted on December 4, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.