To the Glory of God - 1738 to 1890 - Frederick, MD
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N 39° 24.924 W 077° 24.565
18S E 292577 N 4365645
One of many historical markers in downtown Frederick, Maryland.
Waymark Code: WM15KP8
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 01/17/2022
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The plaque says, "This tablet is erected
to the Glory of God
and
in grateful recognition of those
who organized this congregation
and have maintained it for
two hundred years
1738 Congregation organized.
1743 Log church built on the Monocacy.
1746 Log church built on present parsonage site.
1747 Adoption of constitution for congregation drawn by Henry Melchior Muhlenberg.
1752 Stone church begun at rear of this building. Erection halted by French and Indian War. Completed in 1763.
1825 Rebuilding and enlargement of the stone church.
1846 Present parsonage built.
1854 This church built and dedicated.
1890 Church school built on Second Street. With additions made in 1912 and 1925.
This tablet placed in 1938 the bicentennial year of the congregation."
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