"Newtown Presbyterian Church - Newtown, Pennsylvania" Waymark

Long Description:

"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 bypass.

In 1776, George Washington used this church and the session house to hold several hundred Hessian prisoners captured during the Battle of Trenton before they were marched to Philadelphia and exchanged for American soldiers.  When the building was renovated in 1842, workers discovered a poem written in coal on the basement wall by a Hessian soldier.  In the graveyard 22 soldiers of the Revolutionary War are buried [other sources indicate 29].

Today, the congregation uses the old church on Sycamore Street in the summer.  The rest of the year, worshippers spend Sunday mornings at the new church located on the corner of Washington Avenue and Chancellor Street, where services were permanently moved in 1921." ~ text of marker at site

Street address: Sycamore St. Newtown, Pennsylvania County / Borough / Parish: Bucks Year listed: 1987 Historic significance: Architecture/Engineering Period of significance: 1750-1799, 1825-1849, 1875-1899 Historic function: Funerary, Religion Current function: Funerary, Religion Privately owned?: yes Web Address: [U.S.] National Register of Historic Places URL Website (secondary): Not listed I am including a photograph of this place : yes

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