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Methacton Mennonite Church
History:
According to the Book " A History of Worcester Township" 1976, on page 333, it states: "Among the very old oak trees in Montgomery County is the Methacton Oak, also referred to as the Charter Oak. Connected with Methacton Mennonite Church is a tradition that Revolutionary soldiers who died in the church building when it served as a hospital, after the battle of Germantown, were buried, not in the Church burial grounds, but just outside the western wall, under a huge oak tree still standing there".
According to the dates in the Worcester book plus the years since the printing, the tree is approximately 375 years old which takes it back to 1634. To put that in perspective, William Penn was born in 1644 and George Washington was born in 1732.
According to the Book " A History of Worcester Township" 1976, on page 333, it states: "Among the very old oak trees in Montgomery County is the Methacton Oak, also referred to as the Charter Oak. Connected with Methacton Mennonite Church is a tradition that Revolutionary soldiers who died in the church building when it served as a hospital, after the battle of Germantown, were buried, not in the Church burial grounds, but just outside the western wall, under a huge oak tree still standing there".
According to the dates in the Worcester book plus the years since the printing, the tree is approximately 375 years old which takes it back to 1634. To put that in perspective, William Penn was born in 1644 and George Washington was born in 1732.