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Shawnee Presbyterian ChurchIMG_1413
Shawnee Presbyterian Church 1752
Shawnee-On-Delaware,Pennsylvania
Shawnee Presbyterian Church in Shawnee-on-Delaware traces its history back to 1750, when William Allen of Philadelphia conveyed five acres of land to Nicholas Depui for a “Presbyterian Meeting House.” The meetinghouse was erected in 1753.
The “Old Stone Church” featured a high pulpit with a sounding board and window sills above the heads of the seated congregation to thwart Native American attacks. Presbyterian, Dutch Reformed, Lutheran, German Reformed and Baptist congregations worshipped here in past generations.
The present brick structure was erected on the original stone foundation in 1853. Ann Depui Erb, great granddaughter of Nicholas Depui, laid the cornerstone. The names of the Building Committee and the initials of the 1752 Committee can be seen on the church foundation on the left.
Shawnee Presbyterian ChurchIMG_1413
Shawnee Presbyterian Church 1752
Shawnee-On-Delaware,Pennsylvania
Shawnee Presbyterian Church in Shawnee-on-Delaware traces its history back to 1750, when William Allen of Philadelphia conveyed five acres of land to Nicholas Depui for a “Presbyterian Meeting House.” The meetinghouse was erected in 1753.
The “Old Stone Church” featured a high pulpit with a sounding board and window sills above the heads of the seated congregation to thwart Native American attacks. Presbyterian, Dutch Reformed, Lutheran, German Reformed and Baptist congregations worshipped here in past generations.
The present brick structure was erected on the original stone foundation in 1853. Ann Depui Erb, great granddaughter of Nicholas Depui, laid the cornerstone. The names of the Building Committee and the initials of the 1752 Committee can be seen on the church foundation on the left.