Manokin Presbyterian Church - Princess Anne MD - Presbyterian Churches on Waymarking.com

From the Maryland Historical Marker: One of five churches organized by the Rev. Francis Makemie in 1683. First preaching on this ground, 1672. Original church constructed prior to 1692. Present walls erected 1765. Tower added 1888.

From Wikipedia in part:

"The Manokin Presbyterian Church is a historic church located in Princess Anne, Somerset County, Maryland. It is a ?1 1/2-story brick structure with a three-story entrance tower on the east end. The walls of the main section were built in 1765, and the tower was added in 1888. It is one of the first organized Presbyterian Churches established in America. In 1672, a group of Scotch-Irish Presbyterians who had settled on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, petitioned the Grand Jury of Somerset County for a civil permit to hold services of worship and to have their own minister. The permission was granted, and Robert Maddox was called by the Grand Jury to preach on the third Sunday of each month, at the home of Christopher Nutter, 'at the head of the Manokin River,' the present site. In 1680 a request was sent by Colonel Stevens of Rehobeth to the Presbytery at Laggan, Ireland, for an ordained minister, and three years later, in answer to that request, the Reverend Francis Makemie, a 25-year-old, recently ordained minister, arrived in Somerset County. Under his leadership, this church, and those at Rehobeth, Pitts Creek, Snow Hill, and Wicomico were organized.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976."

Presbyterian Denomination: Presbyterian Church (USA) Status: Active House of Worship Address: 11890 Somerset Avenue (MD 675), Princess Anne, MD USA 21853 Date Built: 1765 Relevant Web Site: [Web Link] Architect: Not listed

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