Bronze tablet on the site of the first Lutheran Church in Manheim honoring Henry William Stiegel, co-founder of Manheim. In 1772 he deeded the land for the church to his fellow Lutherans. A srecompnese he asked for five shillings and "in the month of June yearly forever hereafter the rent of 'one red rose' if the same shall be lawfully demanded." Stiegel was a man of industry, being recognized both as a successful ironmaster and a maker of fine glassware. Monument erected in 1934.
Provenance
Album of historical markers erected by the Lancaster County Historical Society, compiled by George L. Heiges in 1986.
