National Historic Site
Here in 1677, Swedish settlers founded the first Christian church within what is now Philadelphia. Religious services were originally held in a log blockhouse. The present edifice, was erected in 1698-1703 and dedicated on June 2, 1700. In 1845 the congregation was received into the convention of the Protestant Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania. On November 17, 1942 this site was designated as a national historic shrine commemorating the cultural and religious aspects of Swedish colonization in America.| HM Number | HMEEC |
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| Tags | |
| Year Placed | 1950 |
| Placed By | National Park Service |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Wednesday, September 3rd, 2014 at 1:03pm PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18S E 487734 N 4420504 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 39.93456667, -75.14355000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 39° 56.074', W 75° 8.613' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 39° 56' 4.44" N, 75° 8' 36.78" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 215, 267 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 904 S Swanson St, Philadelphia PA 19147, US |
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