William Bishop was buried near Brown Cemetery on the same land, once belonging to James Brown. Elder Bishop was the first Clergyman in the Lackawanna Valley in 1794. He was a Baptist preacher first in Slocum Hollow (Scranton)and in 1812 removed to Brown Hollow (Montdale) to preach. He was also a chaplain of the first Masonic lodge in old Luzerne County (now Lackawanna).
A historic marker erected in 1947 at the intersection of North Main Avenue and Price Street, Scranton states:
Rev. William Bishop
Baptist clergyman and first ordained minister in Scranton, built a combined log church and house near here in 1795. There he preached and held services. He was born in England, 1749, and died in Scott Township in 1816.
A historic marker erected in 1947 at the intersection of North Main Avenue and Price Street, Scranton states:
Rev. William Bishop
Baptist clergyman and first ordained minister in Scranton, built a combined log church and house near here in 1795. There he preached and held services. He was born in England, 1749, and died in Scott Township in 1816.
William Bishop was buried near Brown Cemetery on the same land, once belonging to James Brown. Elder Bishop was the first Clergyman in the Lackawanna Valley in 1794. He was a Baptist preacher first in Slocum Hollow (Scranton)and in 1812 removed to Brown Hollow (Montdale) to preach. He was also a chaplain of the first Masonic lodge in old Luzerne County (now Lackawanna).
A historic marker erected in 1947 at the intersection of North Main Avenue and Price Street, Scranton states:
Rev. William Bishop
Baptist clergyman and first ordained minister in Scranton, built a combined log church and house near here in 1795. There he preached and held services. He was born in England, 1749, and died in Scott Township in 1816.
A historic marker erected in 1947 at the intersection of North Main Avenue and Price Street, Scranton states:
Rev. William Bishop
Baptist clergyman and first ordained minister in Scranton, built a combined log church and house near here in 1795. There he preached and held services. He was born in England, 1749, and died in Scott Township in 1816.
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