MVSG – Middletown Valley Sacred Ground
This is a tour of church cemeteries in the Middletown Valley. The Valley north of I-70 is deep country, lightly populated. Rolling hills and woodlands bracketed by mountains and meandering creeks set this geocaching scene. The spiritual ancestors for these churches moved into the north Valley (1756) from York County, Pa. Whoa! That was 270 years ago folks. ‘Sacred’ is the key word here. Six of eight locations will be active Sunday mornings. Good caching stewardship will take this into account.
These caches are strictly dawn to dusk!
MVSG - Mark
Some churches document their history well. St. Mark’s Lutheran Church was not one of them. Scholarship could only come up with a timeline. To Whit:
Saint Marks began (1845) with Rev. Christopher Columbus Culler at the tiller; cornerstone laid (1847); belfry added (1870); bellows pipe organ installed (1908); electricity to Wolfsville (1937), lights on, pipe organ electrified; new wing added (1954); Moller Artiste pipe organ, Deagan chimes and new alter dedicated (1977); new furnace room and pews (1990); and stained-glass windows (1995). Mark added (2025).