St. Mary's Church - Abingdon, MD
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N 39° 29.292 W 076° 19.047
18S E 386706 N 4371784
A historic church in Abingdon, Maryland.
Waymark Code: WM14K2H
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 07/18/2021
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There are over 500 graves here. Taken from Wikipedia, "St. Mary's Church is a historic Episcopal church in Abingdon, Maryland. It is a small Gothic Revival parish church It was built about 1851 and carefully designed in the "Early English" manner with gray rubble stone walls, cut Port Deposit granite trim, and a very steep slate-covered roof. It features an ornamental chimney, with a fleur-de-lis, the symbol of the Virgin Mary, in a bas-relief panel. It is the only church in America to have a complete set of stained glass windows designed by William Butterfield, the English Gothic Revival architect. Johannes Oertel did the chancel paintings.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973."
City, Town, or Parish / State / Country: Abingdon, MD, USA
Approximate number of graves: 500
Cemetery Status: Active
Cemetery Website: Not listed
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