Duck Creek Hundred in Smyrna in Kent County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

St. Peter's Episcopal Church

Photographed by Don Morfe, October 13, 2019

1. St. Peter's Episcopal Church Marker

Inscription. Founded in 1740, St. Peter's was originally located near Duck Creek on the old King's Highway. In 1762 the congregation moved to a newly constructed stone chapel on the site of St. Peter's Cemetery. When the chapel fell into disrepair, the congregation built a church on Union Street in 1827. Stones from the old chapel were used to erect a wall around the Cummins' family burial plot in the cemetery. The current church, built in the Gothic Revival style, under went renovations in 1857. St. Peter's formally incorporated on September 27, 1858.

Erected 2018 by Delaware Public Archives. (Marker Number KC-125.)

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 series list. A significant historical date for this entry is September 27, 1858.

Location. 39° 18.378′ N, 75° 37.049′ W. Marker is in Smyrna, Delaware, in Kent County. It is in Duck Creek Hundred. It is on Main Street. The marker is in front of St. Peter's Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 500 Main Street, Smyrna DE 19977, United States

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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 walking distance of this marker: Korean War Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Site of the Duck Creek Society of Friends (approx. ¼ mile away); Sgt. John B. Maberry (approx. 0.4 miles away); Duck Creek Hundred (approx. half a mile away); Creighton-Jones or Cummins-Stockley House (approx. half a mile away); Site of Old Asbury Methodist Church (approx. 0.6 miles away); Mount Olive Holiness Pentecostal Church (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Smyrna.

Another marker is no longer nearby. "First in the World" (was approx. 0.4 miles away but has been permanently removed).

Credits. This page was last revised on May 15, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 21, 2019, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 342 times since then and 17 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on October 21, 2019, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.