Places of Worship

Churches, places of worship in the Monongahela Area.

First Presbyterian Church, Monongahela

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First Presbyterian Church, Monongahela (FPCM), is located in the City of Monongahela, Pennsylvania, at the corner of 6th andfirst presbyterian church monongahela.jpg Main Street. It is a member of the Washington Presbytery and the Presbyterian Church (USA).

History

The predicessor to FPCM was the Horseshoe Bottom Presbyterian Church. It was located 2 1/2 miles outside of the City of Monongahela in Carroll Township. The church building was demolished but the adjoining church cemetery still exists and is one of the oldest in the Monongahela area.

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Horseshoe Bottom Presbyterian Church and Cemetery

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Horseshoe Bottom Presbyterian Church and Cemetery (not to be confused with the nearby Horseshoe Bottom Baptist Church and Cemetery) was the predecessor to the First Presbyterian Church, Monongahela. 

Horseshoe Bottom Presbyterian Church 

The church was located 2 1/2 miles outside of The City of Monongahela on Coyle Curtain Road in Carroll Township on a farm owned by Simon Wilson. The church building was demolished but the adjoining church cemetery still exists and is one of the oldest in the Monongahela area. The site of the church building is marked by an approximately 6' high stone memorial to which a bronze tablet is attached that reads:

Presbyterian Church founded here in 1785, Organization transferred to Monongahela City in 1807 and the church is 
now known as the First Presbyterian Church of Monongahela City. This Memorial erected 1935

Horseshoe Bottom Presbyterian Cemetery 

The cemetery property is owned and maintained by the First Presbyterian Chuch of Monongahela.

Horseshoe Bottom Presbyterian Cemetery Interments1
Name Born Died Age Notes
Blythe, Mary S.
09-23-1862 53 Year of birth is also shown as 1812 and date of death is shown as 09-23-1865.
Blythe, William 02-22-1800 01-31-1883
Year of death is also shown as 1893.
Blythe, William F. 11-03-1864
18 Civil War vet. Co. E, 6th Heavy Artillery 212th PA Volunteers. Died in Alexandria, Va.
Calvin, Eliza J. 1870
34 First name is also shown as Eliza Jane (Wilson), date of death as 1870-04-17. Wife of Enoch. Last name is also shown as Colvin.
Power, Hanna na

Wife of Michael.
Power, Michael
05-25-???? 57 Soldier of the Revolution. DAR Patriot Index2 gives dates as 1755 and 1855
Wells, Thomas
05-01-1813 71 Born in Coleraine, Ireland↗️, First name is also shown as Vinio and age as 78
Wilson, John
08-27-1842 80 Born near Enniskillen, Ireland. Day of death may also be 23.
Wilson, Rebecca
1868 66 Wife of Samuel.
Wilson, Sinion
02-07-1864 76 First name is also shown as Simeon & birthplace as Enniskillen, Ireland.

Footnotes

  1. Data in this table was compiled by the Daughters of The American Revolution in 1939 and was found in the genealogoy section of the Citizen's Library, Washington PA. The data sometimes varies among data sets.  Differences are noted in the Notes column. For more information see here.
  2. DAR Patriot Index - "The Centennial edition of the DAR Patriot Index contains the names of the Revolutionary patriots, both men and women, whose service (between 1774 and 1783) and identity have been established by the National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution from its organization in October 1890 through the meeting of the National Board of Management on the Society's one hundredth birthday on October 11, 1990."

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Horseshoe Baptist Church and Cemetery

Horseshoe Baptist Church and Cemetery Horseshoe Baptist Cemetery.jpgis the site of a Baptist church and cemetery built in 1790. It is located on Rt. 837 in Carroll Township, Pa. about 500 ft from the intersection of Rt. 88 and Rt. 837. The church building no longer exists, but the cemetery remains. Located on the site is a historical marker erected in 1974 by the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) that reads:

The Horseshoe Baptist Church was built first in 1790 on land formerly owned by Abraham Frye. In 1810 a brick church replaced the original log structure, and for seventy years the members worshipped here. In 1880 that church was torn down and members joined Monongahela Baptists. The cemetery which adjoined the church has been preserved in its original form. A Revolutionary War soldier, Captain George Grant, his wife Mary Worth, their families, Rabe, Colvin, Frye, Carson, Fisher, and many others whose stones have been destroyed are buried here.

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First Baptist Church of Monongahela

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The First Baptist Church of Monongahela is located at 601 W. Main St., Monongahela, Pa. It is affiliated with American Baptist Churches of Pennsylvania and Delaware. 

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