National Historic Sites (Non-Units) - Pennsylvania

Gloria Dei Church National Historic Site

11/2/1996 Back through Phili to Gloria Dei (Old Swedes) Church NHS. This is the oldest church in PA. Quick look around the pretty (if plain) church and graveyard.

The park sign

Church and graveyard

The altar

Looking to the back (and me)

3/15/2014 Heading up more towards Phili proper, we stopped at Gloria Dei Church National Historic Site. Built in 1697, the church is the oldest in Pennsylvania and contains models of Fogel Grip and Kalmar Nyckel, the first Swedish ships to arrive in New Sweden. We explored the graveyard and the interior of the small but elegant church.

The park sign

The old church ...

... and graveyard

Ken and me

The simple but attractive interior

One of the model ships