Mount Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church, "Located between Atglen and Christiana.
The congregation of the church was organized in 1817. Church was built in 1820. It was a station on the 'Underground Railroad.' It observed its 116th anniversary in 1936. Destroyed by fire in 1937 and was immediately rebuilt with various changes in construction."
The attached images have been provided for research. The original items are restricted for preservation purposes. The digital images of the manuscript and printed material are 300 dpi JPGs; the photographs are 600 dpi JPGs.
Please contact Moores Memorial Library for a high resolution image and permission to publish:
Moores Memorial Library
9 West Slokom Avenue
Christiana, PA 17509
chrlib@christianalibrary.org
610-593-6683 or 610-593-6687
The digital master files are stored at LancasterHistory.
LancasterHistory
230 N. President Ave
Lancaster, PA 17603
archives@lancasterhistory.org
(717) 392-4633
Funds for this project were provided by the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) in 2001.
Credit
Christiana Resistance Collection, Series 2, Folder 13, Moores Memorial Library
Image of Trinity Lutheran Church. 1800's. New brick facade, wrought iron grate/fence surrounding building's sides. Steeple now integrated with building's face.
Advertisement for the sale of land late of General Andrew Porter, Norriton Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Description
Advertisement for the public sale of land in Norriton Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, on the Ridge Turnpike road 18 miles from Philadelphia. The late residence of General Andrew Porter, deceased. 24 December 1813. Terms to be made known by Robert Porter and George B. Porter. Anyone wishing to see the property should apply to Mr. Stephen Porter. Printed by Benjamin Grimler, Lancaster. Also printed in German.
