shop
forums
waymarks
scavenger hunts
groups
categories
profile
home
Home
>
Categories
>
Category
> Waymark
you are not logged in.
[log in]
Old Drawyers Church - Odessa, DE - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com
View waymark gallery
Old Drawyers Church - Odessa, DE
in
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Posted by:
bluesnote
N 39° 28.038 W 075° 39.213
18S E 443781 N 4368839
This church is located just north of the center of Odessa.
Waymark Code:
WMJQB0
Location:
Delaware, United States
Date Posted:
12/17/2013
Published By:
silverquill
Views:
2
Download this waymark:
.GPX File
.LOC File
.KML File (Google Earth)
The marker is at the most south entrance to the cemetary. There are over 200 graves here and they are scattered all over the hill containing the church. Parking is plenty and the cemetery is usually empty unless it is on Sunday. "The history of this congregation may be traced to the 1670's, when Dutch weregathering locally for the worship. By the first decade of the 18th century the settlement of the persons largely of the Scottish descent resulted in the formal establishment of a congregation in the area then known as Appoquinimy. The first known church, a wooden structure, was erected nearby on land that was purchased in 1711. A subscription to erect a new church was circulated in 1769. Services were being held in the present house of worship by 1773. One of the mebers of the committee to collect subscriptions for the bulding was Thomas Mckean, signer of the Declaration of Independance. Regular services were discontinued following the congregation's move to a new church in Odessa in 1861. In 1895, the Friends of Old Drawyers was organized to preserve the church and ground. Many prominent colonial and state leaders are interred in theadjoining Old Drawyers Cemetary."
County / Borough / Parish:
New Castle
Year listed:
1973
Historic (Areas of) Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance:
1750-1799
Historic function:
Religion
Current function:
Religion
Privately owned?:
yes
Primary Web Site:
[Web Link]
Street address:
Not listed
Season start / Season finish:
Not listed
Hours of operation:
Not listed
Secondary Website 1:
Not listed
Secondary Website 2:
Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link:
Not listed
Visit Instructions:
Please give the date and brief account of your visit. Include any additional observations or information that you may have, particularly about the current condition of the site. Additional photos are highly encouraged, but not mandatory.
Search for...
Geocaching.com Google Map
Google Maps
MapQuest
Bing Maps
Nearest Waymarks
Nearest U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Nearest Geocaches
Create a scavenger hunt using this waymark as the center point
Recent Visits/Logs:
Date Logged
Log
User Rating
12/17/2013
bluesnote visited it
iOS user? Try the Waymarkly app!
Includes the ability to log visits, view logs, save and filter offline Waymarks and use beautiful offline maps! Waymarkly is the premiere Waymarking app for iOS.
Get the Waymarkly app now
Map
Search from Here
Waymark Options
View Visits/Comments (0)
View Waymark
View Gallery (5)
Advertisement
Quick Searches
Waymark Searches:
My Waymarks
Featured Waymarks
Newest Waymarks
My Unfinished Waymarks
Waymarks I've Visited
Newest Uncategorized Waymarks
My Uncategorized Waymarks
My Assisted Waymarks
Category Searches:
My Categories
Favorites
Ignore List
Largest
Newest
Requiring Review
Visit Searches:
My Visits
Group Lists:
Groups I Manage
Groups I Belong To
Newest Groups
Recruiting Groups
Scavenger Hunts:
My Scavenger Hunts
Newest Public Hunts
My Active Hunts
My Completed Hunts
Miscellaneous:
My Saved Searches
Full Category List