Newark in New Castle County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Old Welsh Tract Church

Photographed By Nate Davidson, April 3, 2010

1. Old Welsh Tract Church Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Oldest Primitive Baptist Church in America

Erected 1954 by Delaware Chapter of the Daughters of Founders and Patriots of America.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Churches & Religion • Colonial Era.

Location. 39° 39′ N, 75° 45.1′ W. Marker is in Newark, Delaware, in New Castle County. Marker is on Welsh Tract Road, 0.1 miles west of South College Avenue (Delaware Route 896), on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Newark DE 19713, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Historic Iron Ore Mining (approx. 0.8 miles away); Welsh Tract (approx. 0.8 miles away); The March Through Pencader (approx. 0.8 miles away); New Castle and Frenchtown Railroad (approx. 0.8 miles away); Iron Hill (approx. 0.8 miles away); Battle of Cooch's Bridge (approx. 1.1 miles away); a different marker also named Iron Hill

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(approx. 1.1 miles away); Washington's Reconnaissance (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Newark.

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Photographed By Nate Davidson, April 3, 2010

2. Old Welsh Tract Church Marker

Entrance to Welsh Tract churchyard. Marker on the church lists its date of construction as 1746

Old Welsh Tract Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Nate Davidson, April 3, 2010

3. Old Welsh Tract Church

Credits. This page was last revised on August 27, 2020. It was originally submitted on January 8, 2011, by Nathan Davidson of Salisbury, Maryland. This page has been viewed 970 times since then and 39 times this year. Last updated on August 26, 2020, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 8, 2011, by Nathan Davidson of Salisbury, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.