Rehobeth in Somerset County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Rehoboth Presbyterian Church

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 10, 2019

1. Rehoboth Presbyterian Church Marker

Inscription. Erected here in
1706

Francis Makemie
Began his ministry on
land granted to him in
1683

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1706.

Location. 38° 2.332′ N, 75° 39.87′ W. Marker is in Rehobeth, Maryland, in Somerset County. It is on Coventry Parish Road east of Old Rehobeth Road, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5753 Coventry Parish Road, Westover MD 21871, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on the Eastern Shore.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic,

on the Delmarva Peninsula,

in the Tidewater,

and in the Chesapeake Bay Region.

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 one of the original Thirteen Colonies

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Coventry Parish Church

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(about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Old Rehoboth Episcopal Church, Erected in 1682 (about 500 feet away); a different marker also named Rehoboth Presbyterian Church (approx. half a mile away); Rehoboth (approx. 4.6 miles away); Pocomoke City Historic Railroad Station (approx. 5½ miles away); Tireless Defender of Education (approx. 5.7 miles away); The Shapes of Ships (approx. 5.7 miles away); Sturgis One-Room School Museum (approx. 5.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rehobeth.

Rehoboth Presbyterian Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 10, 2019

2. Rehoboth Presbyterian Church

National Register of Historic Places plaque on the building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 10, 2019

3. National Register of Historic Places plaque on the building

This property has been
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior

Credits. This page was last revised on October 8, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 10, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 343 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 10, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.