Old Christ Church Marker

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Dover in Kent County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Old Christ Church

By Roger Dean Meyer, October 9, 2006

1. Old Christ Church Marker

Inscription. Founded as mission by the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in response to a petition from twenty-two inhabitants of Dover in 1703. The present church was erected in 1734. Among early missionaries here was the Rev. Charles Inglis, later first bishop of Nova Scotia.

Erected 1941 by Public Archives Commission. (Marker Number K-39.)

Location. 39° 9.279′ N, 75° 31.383′ W. Marker is in Dover, Delaware, in Kent County. Marker is at the intersection of South State Street and Water Street, on the right when traveling north on South State Street. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Dover DE 19901, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Nicholas Ridgely (here, next to this marker); Caesar Rodney (here, next to this marker); Loockerman House (about 300 feet away, in a direct line); Thomas Stevenson House (about 300 feet away); Charles Inglis (about 300 feet away); Revolutionary War Patriot John Banning (about 400 feet away); John Bell House (about 500 feet away); Site of King George’s Tavern (about 500 feet away). Click for a list of all markers in Dover.

Also see . . . Christ Church, Dover--Parish History. (Submitted on November 29, 2007, by Roger Dean Meyer of Yankton, South Dakota.)

Old Christ Church Marker at the intersection of South State Street and Water Street Photo, Click for full size

By Mike Stroud, October 17, 2012

2. Old Christ Church Marker at the intersection of South State Street and Water Street

Old Christ Church Photo, Click for full size

By Mike Stroud, October 17, 2012

3. Old Christ Church

Credits. This page originally submitted on November 29, 2007, by Roger Dean Meyer of Yankton, South Dakota. This page has been viewed 1,149 times since then. Photos: 1. submitted on November 29, 2007, by Roger Dean Meyer of Yankton, South Dakota. 2, 3. submitted on October 28, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.