has been designated a
National Historic Landmark
This site possesses national significance
in commemorating the history of the
United States of America
Constructed in 1768, this building became the
prototype for American Quaker . . . — — Map (db m221127) HM
The first Falls Meeting House
built here in 1690
on 6 acres given by
Samuel Burges
The second House, 1728
The third, present, house, to left, 1789
The fourth, present, house, to right, 1841
Here
William Penn
attended and . . . — — Map (db m30601) HM
One of the first places settled in Pennsylvania, this village has retained a great many of the fine houses of its provincial period. The Friends Meeting organized in 1683 was attended by William Penn in 1701. The original building of 1692 stood near . . . — — Map (db m160197) HM
Quaker Samuel Moon resided here in the late 1700s and early 1800s. As a well known carpenter, he was particularly skilled in making Windsor chairs. This celebrated and prized antique originally served a functional role in public buildings and . . . — — Map (db m30610) HM
Founded 1681 by William Penn
as a Quaker Commonwealth.
Birthplace of
The Declaration of Independence
and
The Constitution of
the United States. — — Map (db m28401) HM
Famed primitive artist. His subjects included farmscapes & Biblical scenes; he painted more than fifty versions of The Peaceable Kingdom, based on a prophecy of Isaiah. Also a coach & sign painter; a Quaker preacher. Lived here on Penn . . . — — Map (db m32066) HM
Edward Hicks (1780-1849), son of Isaac and Catherine Hicks, was a Quaker minister, sign painter and folk artist, most famous for over sixty versions of his Peaceable Kingdom paintings. Born in Langhorne, his mother died when he was young, . . . — — Map (db m32316) HM
Newtown Friends Meeting is an active place of worship for approximately 250 area Quakers. Newtown Meeting was co-founded by Quaker minister, sign painter and folk artist Edward Hicks, now highly acclaimed for his renditions of The Peaceable . . . — — Map (db m32212) HM
This building sits on land that was on the edge of the Newtown Common next to the original townstead land of Christopher Taylor. This property was originally purchased in 1796 by James Boyd “Minister of the Gospel” of the Presbyterian . . . — — Map (db m28136) HM
The Old Presbyterian Church was erected on North Sycamore Street in 1769 to replace the original 1734 log structure that stood a half mile to the west on Swamp Road near the high school and the bypass.
In 1776, George Washington used this church . . . — — Map (db m29836) HM
Main Marker:
Built by Rev. William Tennent c. 1735, it was the first academy in America for the training of Presbyterian ministers and the first college in Pa. A number of notable revivalist preachers and educators graduated from this . . . — — Map (db m21486) HM
Organized in 1806, Plains Presbyterian Church was the first church to form in Cranberry Township. The first services were held in groves and a tent. A log church was built in 1820 replaced by a brick church in 1839 with the present frame structure . . . — — Map (db m44425) HM
Chaplain, 78th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-64. He was credited as Pennsylvania’s first Catholic Civil War chaplain and the only one serving a chiefly non-Catholic regiment. Despite the anti-Catholic prejudice of the era, he gained a . . . — — Map (db m42641) HM
The Harmonist Society built the stone foundation of this barn in 1805, as part of a sheep shed for its growing flock. It served the Harmonists until they left Butler County in 1814. The barn was enlarged in the mid-1800's by David Ziegler, son of . . . — — Map (db m155437) HM
First home of Harmony Society, founded 1804, by George Rapp and German followers. In 1814 moved to New Harmony, Indiana, and settled at Economy in present Ambridge, Beaver County, in 1825. — — Map (db m40359) HM
Church organized 1816 by Abraham Ziegler, purchaser of the Harmonist property. The Reverend John Boyer was the first pastor. Present stone church built 1825. — — Map (db m160950) HM
Harmony Society leader George Rapp could meditate at the isolated seat carved into the rock outcrop above, and watch over town activity. The Harmonists grew wine grapes on the treeless slope. Their hilltop music pavilion and the seat were reached by . . . — — Map (db m160502) HM
Founded in 1853, this neighborhood was the first home to immigrants who came to Johnstown to find work in the coal mines and steel mills. Nationality churches and ethnic clubs exemplify the neighborhood's rich and diverse culture. — — Map (db m52634) HM
Formed 1873 in the loft of the Woodvale Tannery by workers there. Organized as Cambria Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church, 1874, at Napoleon and Dibert Sts. About 1877 it moved here. Washed from its foundation in the 1889 flood but later restored. — — Map (db m21871) HM
In this Sanctuary
Uniting Sessions
The
Evangelical United Brethren
Denomination
Nov. 16, 1946
Western Pennsylvania Conference
Sept. 12, 1951
Western Pennsylvania Conference
Women's Society of . . . — — Map (db m241505) HM
Created On This Site :
Evangelical United Brethren Church
1946
Women's Society Of World Service
1952
Western Pennsylvania Conference
1969 — — Map (db m241506) HM
On May 31, 1889, St. John Gualbert's parish experienced not only a great loss, but also a nearly miraculous rescue. The church itself burned down in the midst of the floodwaters, having caught fire when the burning Wolfe residence crashed into . . . — — Map (db m21593) HM
Founded In 1799
by the Rev. Prince-Priest Demetrius A. Gallitzin
Consecrated by Bishop Eugene Garvey
on October 2, 1901
Proclaimed a Minor Basilica by St. John Paul II
on September 9, 1996 — — Map (db m241511) HM
Schwab Hall served as the home to the Saint Francis science program until 1962, when Sullivan Hall was opened to accommodate the school's growing science curriculum. Since then it has functioned in many capacities during the growth and continuing . . . — — Map (db m241519) HM
In memory of the Saint Francis College
graduate who became the elder statesman
of the steel industry serving as
Chairman of the Board of Bethlehem Steel
until his death in 1939
Rev. Christian R. Oravec, T.O.R.
President Saint Francis . . . — — Map (db m241521) HM
Founded 1799 by the prince-priest, Demetrius Gallitzin. Here he began in 1800 the first school in the area, a forerunner of St. Francis College, chartered in 1858. Catholic cultural center. Charles M. Schwab, steel king, had his home here. — — Map (db m73400) HM
Old Main
"Old Main" was once located here, on what is today's campus mall. With limited financial
resources in the mid-19th century, initial construction of Old Main was carried out by the
Franciscan friars themselves, using materials . . . — — Map (db m241515) HM
Born at The Hague, Netherlands, December 20th, 1770
Died at Loretto, Pennsylvania, May 6th, 1840
He was ordained March 18th, 1795, and spent most of his priestly life as pioneer missionary in the Allegheny Mountains. In his travels through . . . — — Map (db m73401) HM
Joe Boyle Made A Difference
It happened again and again, for over 60 years. It happened at high school athletic games, at meetings of the Lions, V.F.W., Rotary, Chamber of Commerce, Borough Council, and Y.M.C.A. For decades it . . . — — Map (db m116526) HM
This house (1844 A.D.) is the oldest complete and unchanged home existing from the early history of Mauch Chunk (now Jim Thorpe). Built as a parsonage by the Rev. Webster, famous pastor of the Presbyterian church, the home was certified as oldest . . . — — Map (db m128303) HM
Aaron Levy, a Jewish immigrant who founded this village in 1786, donated ground for Lutheran and Reformed congregations here and presented them with a pewter communion set. In remembrance of his generosity, 30,000 people gathered in Aaronsburg on . . . — — Map (db m91035) HM
Built of logs in 1820 by Philipsburg pioneers to serve as school and place of worship for all faiths. Remodeled in 1842, church is outstanding example of simplified American Gothic architecture. — — Map (db m60120) HM
The Presbyterian Church was on this site from 1859 to 2007 and the earliest cemetery was referred to as the Presbyterian Cemetery. Ground was donated to expand by Peter Bubb Woodring in 1946 and Charles Zendt in 1985.
Frances Hoover and . . . — — Map (db m134782) HM
Prominent authority on astronomy and author of more than one hundred books and articles. Sitterly was a career physicist with the Bureau of Standards, U.S. Department of Commerce. She received the American Astronomical Society award in 1937 and was . . . — — Map (db m51270) HM
In 1932, Tredyffrin and Easttown school districts began segregating their elementary schools. Local Black families and supporters met at Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church and planned to fight this discrimination. The resulting boycott deprived affected . . . — — Map (db m205616) HM
Organized in 1711 by Welsh families, it is the third oldest Baptist church in the State and the mother of eight nearby congregations. The present building, the second, was erected in 1805. — — Map (db m28102) HM
Edward Hunter was the third presiding bishop of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons). Born 22 June 1793 in Newtown Square, PA he moved to his home in 1830. In an agreement with the community he built on this property the West . . . — — Map (db m119872) HM
Meeting for Worship
Our meeting was officially established in 1714 and our membership roster still
includes family members of that original gathering. Meeting for Worship is
open to all who wish to attend. It begins at 9.30am each First Day . . . — — Map (db m236787) HM
Quercus Alba -- White Oak
Girth Breast 22 ft. 2 ins.
Height 82,5 ft.
Spread 117 ft.
[2nd plaque]
1682 --------- 1982
This tree was living when
William Penn
came to Pennsylvania
1682
White Oak Quercus Alba . . . — — Map (db m236366) HM
In memory of Sarah Hunter Amos, widow of Thomas Henry Amos who was a graduate of the first class of Ashmun Institute (later renamed Lincoln University), ordained as a Presbyterian minister and served in Monrovia, Liberia as the first black . . . — — Map (db m136654) HM
Founded by free Blacks who had settled in this area, it was first known as the "African Meeting House," Formally organized in 1843 as an African Union Methodist Protestant church. A station stop on the Underground Railroad, its many visitors . . . — — Map (db m145814) HM
The house in which the Revolutionary leader and Indian fighter was born, Jan. 1, 1745, stands about a mile away. Died at Erie, Dec. 15, 1796; now buried at St. David’s Church, four and a half miles away. — — Map (db m13370) HM
This memorial was dedicated in 1979 by the Knights of Columbus of the 1st Pennsylvania District of the Calvert Province to honor four Catholic chaplains who had received the Medal of Honor. Since then, one Catholic and four Protestant chaplains . . . — — Map (db m232423) HM
In past wars, chaplains have been known for their heroism in battles at sea and in the field. Many suffered wounds, some were killed in action, some died as enemy captives.
And like members of their flocks, some chaplains have been awarded . . . — — Map (db m232439) HM WM
Presented to
Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge
by members of the Grand Lodge of
Free and Accepted Masons of Pennsylvania
September 9, 1967
————————————————
Rededicated to the
Rights and Responsibilities
of Citizens in a . . . — — Map (db m232152) HM WM
Mr. James Miller, a Lock Tender for Frick's Lock
Frick's Lock is an example of one of the small communities that grew alongside the canal, to both support the canal traffic, and to serve as a hub for the merchandise that flowed along the canal. . . . — — Map (db m160472) HM
In 1938, a young black man was accused of raping a white girl. With the threat of a second lynching at stake, the black community rebuffed the allegations as they marched to the city jail with weapons in hand to ensure justice.
Thereafter, . . . — — Map (db m205653) HM
In 1906 guidepost bells were placed
along the El Camino Real to guide
early travelers and to preserve this
historic route which linked California's
missions beginning in 1769 — — Map (db m224691) HM
of the Penn. Artillery,
Continental Line.
Served at Valley Forge.
Born in Montgomery County, Pa.
Sept. 24t. 1743:
Died at Harrisburg.
Nov. 16. 1843. — — Map (db m224470) WM
Born Oct. 1st 1746. Departed this
lii3 Oct. 1st 1807. Aged 61 years.
He was Brave in the field;
Faithful in the Cabinet;
Honorable in all his transactions;
A sincere friend and an honest man. . . . — — Map (db m224639) HM
To whom the Baptists of the
Old Dominion were indebted
for his advocation of
Religious Liberty,
and the liberation of Baptist
Ministers imprisoned for
preaching the Gospel of Christ.
Contributed by Baptist Robt. J. Baldwin . . . — — Map (db m224632) HM
Chaplain in the Revolution 1776-1783,
In the Indian war 1791-1796,
In the war of 1812-14.
His visitations from hut to hut and his spirted
and patriotic addresses greatly inspired
and cheered the dejected soldiers at Valley
Forge. . . . — — Map (db m224635) HM WM
Pastor of the Brandywine Manor
Presbyterian church, Chester Co. Pa.
April 21, 1761 to Nov. 15, 1785.
Born in Argyleshire, Shotland
Oct. 17, 1728. Died Nov. 15, 1785.
He was an earnest, uncompromising
friend of American liberty: a . . . — — Map (db m224467) HM WM
In memory of those who fell in the Battle of Brandywine Sept 11, 1777. Back of this in a common grave lay those who fell in this vicinity. — — Map (db m73830) HM WM
On this native stone rested one corner of the first Meeting House at Birmingham built cedar logs with a flintstone in center of it upon which they burnt charcoal to heat the meeting, erected 1721. — — Map (db m73829) HM
Was established at this place about 1753. It was for many years under the care of John Forsythe, the First Head Master of Westtown Boarding School opened in 1799. Dr. William Darlington was a pupil at Birmingham. — — Map (db m8245) HM
During the Battle of the Brandywine on September 11, 1777, the American Army used the walls of this Quaker Burial Ground in their first line of defense. Both armies used this meetinghouse of Quaker pacifists as a hospital. Behind the wall is the . . . — — Map (db m191732) HM
Gilbert Cope, eminent genealogist and historian, was born in the house on this property. Author of a number of genealogies of Chester County families, he was dedicated to the preservation of Quaker records and of the archives of Chester County. . . . — — Map (db m42519) HM
Born a Quaker, Barnard became a member of the Progressive Friends movement and upheld its active affirmation of the ideals of temperance, equality of women, and abolition of slavery. His farm became a station on the Underground Railroad. He and his . . . — — Map (db m42520) HM
This is the site of the first wooden Presbyterian Church in Clearfield, built in 1841 during the pastorate of Rev. Frederick Gregory Betts. Rev. Betts was a noted "circuit riding" preacher who traveled the country and was well known in central . . . — — Map (db m65569) HM
French immigrants settled the area in 1832. A pure strain of the French language was spoken here until the 1960's. Since St. Mary's Catholic Church was built in 1870, it has been the site of the annual Frenchville Picnic. The first white burial in . . . — — Map (db m106625) HM
One of the most significant evangelical Christian authors of the 20th century, Tozer was born a few miles south of here in LaJose (Newburg). A pastor with The Christian and Missionary Alliance and a nationally recognized theologian, lecturer and . . . — — Map (db m106714) HM
Noted band composer (1881-1955) lived most of his life in Penfield and was church organist here. Rosenkrans wrote piano and organ music and hymns, as well as over 200 band numbers. Among his marches are "Triumphant Battalions" and "Our Glorious . . . — — Map (db m42901) HM
The great singing evangelist and gospel song writer was born July 9, 1838, in a log house which stood a little distance from here. He lived and worked on the farm and in nearby lumber camps until the age of 16. — — Map (db m42902) HM
On this site stood the original building of Pine Creek Presbyterian Church organized 1792
Became Presbyterian Church of Jersey Shore 1851 — — Map (db m65553) HM
Important path linking the many Indian settlements in the Wyoming Valley with Shamokin, now Sunbury. In 1742 Count Zinzendorf, organizer of Moravian missions, came this way after visiting the Shawnees at Wyoming. — — Map (db m46286) HM
The nearby friends meeting-house, built about 1775, was the place of worship for early Quaker settlers among the pioneers of this region. Catawissa itself was laid out by William Hughes, a Berks County Quaker. — — Map (db m46230) HM
Reflecting the diversity of early religious life, the first church here was the Central or Second Presbyterian acquired in 1904 by the Christian Church. In 1963 a new sanctuary was built on North Main Extension and the Landmark brick Church razed. — — Map (db m55072) HM
A fine example of Greek Revival architecture. It was erected in 1835-36 at a cost of $3500, mostly given by Shippen and Huidekoper families. Planned by the builder of Fort Sumter, General George W. Cullum. — — Map (db m41031) HM
Methodist missionary to India, south Asia, and the Philippines, 1859 to 1908. Upon retirement he lived in Meadville until his death in 1922. He is buried in Greendale Cemetery. — — Map (db m55074) HM
The early Scots-Irish established a small Presbyterian congregation in 1802, the first in Titusville. They began by worshipping outdoors or in barns. By 1815 they had built a primitive log meeting house, which was soon followed by a . . . — — Map (db m138429) HM
The Bishop of Pennsylvania, deciding that it was important to establish a mission in the boisterous oil region, sent the Reverend Henry Purdon (shown) to gather a congregation. The first membership was small and consisted mostly of women. . . . — — Map (db m138426) HM
Many Roman Catholics came into the area during the oil boom which began in 1859. The Reverend Father DeLarouque, who had been presiding over mass in a cooper shop, decided a church was needed. Ground was broken on this property in 1862 and the . . . — — Map (db m107779) HM
This bell was located in the Episcopal Chapel in Townville, Pennsylvania. Albert Broadhurst, Rector of St. James Memorial Episcopal Church of Titusville, served that chapel. The bell, part of the estate of James A. and Elva B. Gillette, . . . — — Map (db m138335) HM
The oldest church in the borough of Camp Hill. Congregation dates from 1833. Stone Building was erected in 1849 here on Church St. (later, 21st St.). Previously the Churches of God had conducted camp meetings on the wooded hill just beyond. — — Map (db m108703) HM
Burial place established by early settlers of this area named for a log church built by Germans of the Lutheran faith. The church stood in a nearby poplar grove. — — Map (db m176888) HM
Present building erected in 1798 by a Reformed congregation. Half-interest in 1806 by a Lutheran congregation; in joint use until 1866. Kept in its original form; used annually by St. John's Lutheran. A half-mile away. — — Map (db m26956) HM
Among the earliest (c.1820) African American congregations located west of the Susquehanna River. The site of Underground Railroad activity. Abolitionists John Peck and John B. Vashon were members. A.M.E. national Bishops Daniel Payne and Wills . . . — — Map (db m40952) HM
In 1827, a German Reformed congregation built a stone church at this location. At the time, a Methodist congregation was housed in a church on Church Alley. The location was not ideal due to boisterous behavior in the alley during church services . . . — — Map (db m16080) HM
This square was set apart by the Penns, in 1751, for the Church of England; in continuous use since that time by St. John's Episcopal Church. In 1752, the first church building was erected. — — Map (db m15789) HM
Many of the early settlers of Pennsylvania were Scots-Irish who brought with them their Presbyterian faith. By the early 1730's they were settling the Cumberland Valley, including the fertile land near the Conodoguinet Creek. In 1734, Presbyterians . . . — — Map (db m30296) HM
Congregation organized 1734. Erection of this building begun 1757. Oldest building in Carlisle. Here July 12, 1774, colonists met and declared for American independence.
No. 2 — — Map (db m153869) HM
Oldest public building in Carlisle; erection begun, 1757. Here colonists met in 1774 to declare for independence, and George Washington worshipped, 1794. Congregation organized at Meeting House Springs in 1734. — — Map (db m122382) HM
The Old Graveyard was Carlisle's first burial ground. The earliest surviving marker is dated 1757, six years after Carlisle's founding in 1751. Title from the Penn family for the original “three acres, three quarters, and fifteen perches” for the . . . — — Map (db m19494) HM
Built by Saint M. Katharine Drexel, S.B.S., Philadelphia heiress (1858-1955). Here she conducted a “select free colored school” for black children and served the Carlisle Indian School. She vowed to be “mother and servant of the . . . — — Map (db m19445) HM
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