EPHRATA CLOISTER

EPHRATA, PA

Solar Eclipse 2017 - Beginning to End I really had doubts that this one was going to work out! The forecast was calling for a 60% chance of thunderstorms in Lancaster, PA. I had some trouble with thick clouds in the beginning but in the end - it all worked out. Each photo was made with a Canon 70D and a Canon 17-40 mm f/4L lens @ 36 mm. (1/160 sec, ISO 200, Baader Solar Filter, f/7.1) — Solar Eclipse 2017 - Beginning to End Credit: chatluongtot.net

The Ephrata Cloister is a National Historic Landmark located in Ephrata, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1732 by German religious leader and mystic Conrad Beissel, the Cloister was home to a religious community of celibate men and women who followed a strict lifestyle of communal living, prayer, and farming. The Cloister was home to both the celibate religious order and a printing press, which produced some of the earliest German language books in the American colonies.

The Cloister is composed of eight buildings which are connected by a two-story walkway. The buildings include a meetinghouse, a dormitory, a bakery, a kitchen, a laundry, a watchtower, and a cemetery. The interior of the meetinghouse features a center aisle, a raised platform, and a pulpit. The dormitory, which housed the single members of the Cloister, has two dormitory wings, each with its own entrance. The bakery, kitchen, and laundry are connected by a common walkway, and the watchtower, which was used to call the members to prayer, stands nearby.

The grounds of the Ephrata Cloister are surrounded by a stone wall, and the buildings are constructed of native limestone and fieldstone. The Cloister is a popular tourist attraction, and visitors can tour the buildings and explore the gardens. The Ephrata Cloister is one of the most important historical sites in Pennsylvania and a testament to the German religious heritage of the region.

EPHRATA CLOISTER is a Historical Societies, Historic Preservation in EPHRATA PA. US MID #8404200479

The museum is classed as HSC (Historical Societies, Historic Preservation). It comes under American Alliance of Museums (AAM) region: Mid-Atlantic (District of Columbia, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania). Total revenue from most recent IRS 990 Form: $ 175,376 from tax period 201206 (YYYYMM).

Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Snow geese visit a snow-covered farm field near Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area in Stevens, Pa., on Feb. 14, 2024. Dammed to create Middle Creek reservoir, the area is a haven for migrating waterfowl, with tens of thousands of snow geese as well as Canada geese, tundra swans, ducks and other birds drawing spectators every February. (Photo by Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program)

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Pennsylvania Railroad Museum, Strasburg Complete indexed photo collection at WorldHistoryPics.com.

Green infrastructure in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania A painted sidewalk highlights a storm drain on the street at Bright Side Baptist Church in Lancaster, Pa., on June 9, 2023. Volunteers in the congregation have used green infrastructure efforts, including rain gardens, conservation landscaping, rain barrels and new trees to address stormwater runoff and flooding issues on the church property. (Photo by Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program)

USAGE REQUEST INFORMATION
The Chesapeake Bay Program's photographic archive is available for media and non-commercial use at no charge. To request permission, send an email briefly describing the proposed use to requests@chesapeakebay.net. Please do not attach jpegs. Instead, reference the corresponding Flickr URL of the image.

A photo credit mentioning the Chesapeake Bay Program is mandatory. The photograph may not be manipulated in any way or used in any way that suggests approval or endorsement of the Chesapeake Bay Program. Requestors should also respect the publicity rights of individuals photographed, and seek their consent if necessary.

Blue Marsh Tour & Roundtable The group gets a tour of the Blue Marsh Dam. Photo by the DRBC.

Lancaster Arts Hotel, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Air Quality and Haze at the Length of the Street (179 AQI)

Intercourse, in the Heart of Pennsylvania Amish Country Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Complete indexed photo collection at WorldHistoryPics.com.

Contact EPHRATA CLOISTER

website: http://www.ephratacloister.org

EPHRATA CLOISTER ASSOCIATES
632 W MAIN ST
EPHRATA
PA
17522-1717

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MID #	8404200479
Name	EPHRATA CLOISTER ASSOCIATES
Alternate Name	EPHRATA CLOISTER
Classification	Historical Societies, Historic Preservation, , Mid-Atlantic
Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN)	231529681
NTEECC	A82
Tax period of the latest return filed (YYYYMM)	201206
INCOME	248,649
REVENUE	175,376
LAT/LONG	40.181205, -76.177468
CODES	FIPS State Code: 42 FIPS County Code: 071 US Census Tract: 012302 US Census Block: 1001