St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Marker

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Hillsboro in Caroline County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
(St. John’s Parish)

St. Paul's Episcopal Church Marker Photo, Click for full size

By Beverly Pfingsten, November 3, 2007

1. St. Paul's Episcopal Church Marker

Inscription. Established 1748 at nearby Tuckahoe Bridge in Queen Anne's County. Congregation built church here in 1768, but it fell into decline as influence of Methodism grew on Eastern Shore. Under guidance of Rev. Robert William Goldsborough, present Gothic revival structure was begun 1853, patterned after design of Richard Upjohn. Despite destructive windstorm, church was completed, consecrated in 1858.

Erected by Society of Colonial Wars and Maryland Historical Society.

Location. 38° 54.95′ N, 75° 56.526′ W. Marker is in Hillsboro, Maryland, in Caroline County. Marker is at the intersection of Church Street and Maple Avenue, on the right on Church Street. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hillsboro MD 21641, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Neck Meeting House (approx. 5.6 miles away); Frederick Douglass (approx. 6.1 miles away); Great Wars of World Conflict (approx. 6.2 miles away); On this spot Sept. 5, 1938 stood Franklin Delano Roosevelt (approx. 6.2 miles away); Caroline Court House (approx. 6.2 miles away); Revolution or Fraud? (approx. 6.2 miles away); John Wilkes Booth (approx. 6.2 miles away); Denton (approx. 6.5 miles away).

St. Paul's Episcopal Church Photo, Click for full size

By Beverly Pfingsten, November 3, 2007

2. St. Paul's Episcopal Church

Credits. This page originally submitted on November 7, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,092 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 7, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.