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Rocky Spring Presbyterian Church

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Five acres of land to build the church were acquired by warrant on November 6, 1792. Trustees of the congregation who acquired the land upon which to build the church included: George Matthews, Esq., James McCalmont, Esq., James Ferguson, Esq., James Culbertson, Esq., and Samuel Culbertson. The
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The Church's pulpit is circular in form and positioned above the pews giving the speaker full view of the congregation. Access is gained by a staircase. Above the pulpit is an oval-shaped canopy or sounding board.
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Rocky Springs Church was a pay for pew church that required members to sign a financial agreement between the trustees of the church and the pew holders requiring an annual fee for occupancy of the pew.
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Each year, the church is opened for an annual Presbyterian service giving the people in attendance an opportunity to experience the austere beauty of the church.
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History of the Rocky Spring Church : and addresses delivered at the centennial anniversary of the present church edifice, August 23, 1894 (1895)
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Notes and Queries: Historical, Biographical and Genealogical: Relating Chiefly to Interior PA
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Rocky Spring Road, approximately 0.5 miles (0.80 km) northwest of Funk Road,
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National Register of Historic Places in Franklin County, Pennsylvania
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Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
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18th-century Presbyterian church buildings in the United States
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Oldest dated gravestone is John Burns' and is dated 1760.
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US National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
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Straight-backed, carved, pews and crude ladder to loft
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Rocky Spring Presbyterian Church is located in Pennsylvania
Rocky Spring Presbyterian Church is located in the United States
Letterkenny Township, Pennsylvania
39°59′19″N 77°40′35″W / 39.98861°N 77.67639°W / 39.98861; -77.67639
94000430
Presbyterian
church
Letterkenny Township
Franklin County, Pennsylvania
National Register of Historic Places
Georgian
cemetery
National Register of Historic Places
Drawing made in 1894 for the centennial
Rocky Spring Church, 2013
Pews carved with the name of the pew holder
Straight-backed, carved, pews and crude ladder to loft
Church cemetery



"National Register Information System"
National Register of Historic Places
National Park Service
History of Rocky Springs Church
"National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania"
the original
"National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Rocky Spring Presbyterian Church"

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