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Fells Church Cemetery

Memorials	:	8
Location	:	Fellsburg, Westmoreland County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.1858000, -79.8252000
Description	:	Located on the corner of Fellsburg Rd. and FellsChurch Rd. The old traffic light is still working. The Fells Church and Fells Church Cemetery were established in 1785. The 600 acres of land, in the southwestern corner of Rostraver Township, in Westmoreland County, was donated to Benjamin Fell by General George Washington. The cobbler, from Longlands England arrived with his family and found themselves offering to make shoes for the men of Washington's army. Wasington never forgot Fell's generosity, and repaid him nicely. The snowy and slushy winters of the season were hard on his men and their... Read More	Located on the corner of Fellsburg Rd. and FellsChurch Rd. The old traffic light is still working. The Fells Church and Fells Church Cemetery were established in 1785. The 600 acres of land, in the southwestern corner of Rostraver Township, in Westmoreland County, was donated to Benjamin Fell by General George Washington. The cobbler, from Longlands England arrived with his family and found themselves offering to make shoes for the men of Washington's army. Wasington never forgot Fell's generosity, and repaid him nicely. The snowy and slushy winters of the season were hard on his men and their trek. Fell offered to make them shoes, but not without consequences. The Quakers kicked him out of their order, and the British put a price on his head. Matthew and Catherine Beazell arrived from the same town in Emgland and befriended the Fell's. Their religious beliefs were the same and they began holding sermons under a huge tree, which lead to the land for the church and adjoining cemetery to begin in 1785, for construction of the originial log cabin, made from heaved logs and whipseed wood. Fellsburg was name for Benjamin Fell and the roads were name accrodingly as well as Beazell Rd, which is across the street from the church and cemetery. Fells Church was known as "The Light on the Hill". By standing at the top of the large hill in the cemetery, one can look far to the hill westward, about a mile away and see the new Fells United Methodist Church atop of it. It was built in 1967 when the congregation out grew the old church and a new one was constructed. Records are still kept in the orginial cemetery register. Over three centuries of related families and towns people are buried here as well as soliders from the Amercian Revolution, Civil War, and W.W.I and W.W.II. The Rostraver Historical Society resides in the old church and has proved a magnifiant restoration of it. There are many artifacts of the small town and it's inhabitants. Fellsburg was also a frequent destination of the Red Circuit Riders, a popular group of Methodist ministers who rode horseback to preach at different churches across the country.

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Latitude: 40.1858000
Longitude: -79.8252000

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