North Murderkill Hundred in Sandtown in Kent County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Cow Marsh Primitive Baptist Church

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 3, 2018

1. Cow Marsh Primitive Baptist Church Marker

Inscription. Organized on July 18, 1781, the "Baptist Church at Mount Moriah" also called Cow Marsh Baptist Church, is the fourth Primitive Baptist congregation formally constituted in Delaware. For many years members met in area homes. In 1793, Job Meredith conveyed two acres of land to Joseph Flood upon which a church was built the following year. Joseph Flood conveyed the property in 1796 to the trustees of "the Baptist Church at Mount Moriah". Additional land was purchased in 1858 to enlarge the burial ground. The first church served the Willow Grove area until 1872 when the structure was torn down and the present building was erected and opened in 1926. John Meredith, descendent of Job, donated more acreage to the church. Regular services ceased in the 1980s. The Cow Marsh Primitive Baptist Church was added to the National Register on June 24, 1976.

Erected 2005 by Delaware Public Archives. (Marker Number KC-95.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Delaware Public Archives, and the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP)

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series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is June 24, 1976.

Location. 39° 2.516′ N, 75° 41.657′ W. Marker is in Sandtown, Delaware, in Kent County. It is in North Murderkill Hundred. It is on Willow Grove Road (Delaware Route 10) east of Mt. Olive Cemetery Rd, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2955 Willow Grove Rd, Camden Wyoming DE 19934, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Mid-Atlantic

and on the Delmarva Peninsula.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Samuel D. Burris (approx. 3.3 miles away); Thomas' Chapel (approx. 4 miles away); Immigrant Jewish Farmers (approx. 5½ miles away); West Dover Hundred (approx. 5.6 miles away); Mason-Dixon Crownstone (approx. 5.6 miles away); Sapling from 400 Year Old Oak Tree

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 3, 2018

2. Cow Marsh Primitive Baptist Church Marker

(approx. 5.6 miles away in Maryland); Home of Judge Thomas White (approx. 6.7 miles away); Felton Railroad Station (approx. 6.7 miles away).

Another marker is no longer nearby. Mason-Dixon Crown Stone (was approx. 5.6 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Also see . . . Cow Marsh Old School Baptist Church - National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form.

Cow Marsh, or Mount Moriah, was the fourth Baptist Church established in Delaware. Today it is the oldest Baptist congregation in the state still holding regular services. Architecturally, it is unusual because it has survived since its construction in 1872, virtually unchanged.

(Submitted on November 19, 2024, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware.)

Credits. This page was last revised on May 15, 2026. It was originally submitted on February 3, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 899 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on November 19, 2024. 2. submitted on February 3, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.