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.
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

Erected 1966 by Durham Parish Vestry.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Churches & Religion • Colonial Era. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1692.

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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Friendship House...one of Charles County's Oldest (approx. 2.3 miles away); Bald Eagle (approx. 2.4 miles away); General Daniel E. Sickles, U.S.A.

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(approx. 3.3 miles away); Nanjemoy Baptist Church (approx. 3.4 miles away); Rum Point (approx. 3.8 miles away); Washington's Farm (approx. 3.8 miles away); "Efton Hills" (approx. 4.2 miles away); General Smallwood's Gravesite (approx. 4.4 miles away).

Also see . . . Old Durham Church. Maryland Historical Trust Architectural Survey File (Submitted on January 17, 2019.)

Photographed By Allen C. Browne, September 25, 2011

2. Durham Parish Marker

Marker is on the Left of the Front Door.

Durham Parish Church<br>Christ Church Episcopal image. Click for more information.

Photographed By Allen C. Browne, September 25, 2011

3. Durham Parish Church
Christ Church Episcopal

Christ Church "Old Durham" website homepage:
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Flemish Bond<br> with glazed headers image. Click for full size.

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4. Flemish Bond
with glazed headers

This Limestone Chip.... image. Click for full size.

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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

Durham Parish Church Interior image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Allen C. Browne, September 25, 2011

6. Durham Parish Church Interior

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7. Durham Parish Church Interior

Christ Church, Durham Parish <br>1692 image. Click for full size.

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

General Smallwood marker on the1932 Commemorative Wall image. Click for full size.

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.

George Washington Marker in 1932 Commemorative Wall image. Click for full size.

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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 815 times since then and 101 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.