Ironsides in Charles County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Durham Parish
Established 1692
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, September 25, 2011
1. Durham Parish Marker
Inscription.
Durham Parish. Established 1692. , One of the original thirty parishes established by an act of the General Assembly of Maryland on June the 2nd 1692. A log church was first erected on this site as reported by the vestry to the Governor in 1694. Existing church was constructed in 1732-34, walls were raised to provide galleries and major repairs completed in 1793., Placed as a witness to the debt of the church to the wisdom and fidelity of those whose work, done in the past lives today. , Vestry 1966
One of the original thirty parishes established by an act of the General Assembly of Maryland on June the 2nd 1692. A log church was first erected on this site as reported by the vestry to the Governor in 1694. Existing church was constructed in 1732-34, walls were raised to provide galleries and major repairs completed in 1793.
Placed as a witness to the debt of the church to the wisdom and fidelity of those whose work, done in the past lives today.
Location. 38° 29.35′ N, 77° 9.683′ W. Marker is in Ironsides, Maryland, in Charles County. Marker can be reached from Ironsides Road. Left of the front door, Christ Church Durham Parish
8685 Ironsides Rd. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Ironsides MD 20643, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, September 25, 2011
4. Flemish Bond with glazed headers
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, September 25, 2011
5. This Limestone Chip....
This limestone chip from the Washington Cathedral site was given in joyful friendship to Durham Parish Church by Kenneth Moore of Durham (Washington Parish), England on the occasion of a visit here may 26, 1988 with his wife, Mildred, and Daughter Kay "What has happened before will happen again..." Ecclesiastes 1:1-10
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, September 25, 2011
6. Durham Parish Church Interior
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, September 25, 2011
7. Durham Parish Church Interior
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, September 25, 2011
8. Christ Church, Durham Parish 1692
Presented by
Lady Jane Sewall Chapter
National Society of Colonial Dames XVII Century
May 21, 2005
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, September 25, 2011
9. General Smallwood marker on the1932 Commemorative Wall
In Honor of
General William Smallwood
Born in Maryland 1732
Died in Maryland 1792
Chief of Staff to General George Washington in the
War of the American Revolution in 1776 - 1783
Governor of Maryland 1785 - 1788
Vestryman of Durham Church 1775-1791
Erected by the General Smallwood Chapter D.A.R. 1932 in Commemoration of the 200th Aniversary of Generals Washington and Smallwood and of Durham Church.
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, September 25, 2011
10. George Washington Marker in 1932 Commemorative Wall
Erected in Honor of
George Washington
1732 - 1932
by the Maryland Society of the Colonial Dames of America
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, September 25, 2011
11. Sundial
"To the left of the walk leading to the west entrance is an early sundial that for more than a century was used to establish the time of services." Nat. Reg. Nomination Form.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 11, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 12, 2013, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 841 times since then and 127 times this year. Last updated on January 17, 2019, by David Lassman of Waldorf, Maryland. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on September 12, 2013, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 9, 10, 11. submitted on September 13, 2013, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.