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Chestnut Ridge and Schellsburg Union Church and Cemetery
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	US 30, Napier Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°2′55″N 78°39′21″W / 40.04861°N 78.65583°W / 40.04861; -78.65583
Built	1806
Architectural style	log church
NRHP reference No.	04001482
Added to NRHP	January 12, 2005

Chestnut Ridge and Schellsburg Union Church and Cemetery is a historic church and cemetery in Bedford County, Pennsylvania. The church was built by members of the Reformed and Lutheran churches in 1806. It was used by both congregations until 1843, and then by the Reformed congregation until 1853. The first burial in the cemetery was in 1806, while the church was being constructed. Workmen who were roofing the church placed a child named Whetstone in an unmarked grave. Nevertheless, the cemetery was not formally organized until 1860, and did not receive a deed to the land until 1897.

The church was originally built of logs and in 1881 covered with weatherboarding. The weatherboarding was removed in 1935, and the church was restored in the early 2000s.

The church and cemetery were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. The small town of Schellsburg, and the Schellsburg Historic District, which is also listed on the National Register, is about 1/4 mile to the east on U.S. 30.

• Interior
• HAER, 1999
• Postcard of the church in the 1920s with white weatherboarding

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. Taylor, David L. (2004). "Chestnut Ridge and Schellsburg Union Church and Cemetery" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places nomination form. Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
3. ^ "History - The Old Log Church". Old Log Church - Schellsburg, Pennsylvania. Retrieved November 23, 2013.
4. Daily, Jonathan E. (1999). "Schellsburg Historic District" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places nomination form. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Retrieved November 24, 2013.

External links

• Official website of the Old Log Church
• Schellsberg Cemetery at Find A Grave
• Historical marker

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