Conewago Chapel
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member deano1943
N 39° 51.712 W 077° 04.140
18S E 323028 N 4414474
This Historical Marker is located West of New Oxford, Pennsylvania.
Waymark Code: WMA1H
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 04/07/2006
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member unimoggers
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Four miles south of New Oxford. Original Jesuit chapel built 1787 still in use and one of the oldest in the United States. The mission was founded 1730. First Sacred Heart church in Pennsylvania.
Marker Name: Conewago Chapel

County: Adams

Date Dedicated: 12/12/1947

Marker Type: Roadside

Location: US 30, W. of New Oxford, Pennsylvania

Category: Religion

Website: Not listed
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