Near Chesapeake City in Cecil County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

St. Augustine’s Church

Photographed by William Pfingsten, July 6, 2007

1. ST. AUGUSTINE'S CHURCH Marker

Inscription. First called “Mannour Chappel” a chapel of ease of North Sassafras Parish. Established in Bohemia Manor in compliance with an act of the Maryland Assembly, 1692. Erected as a separate parish in 1744.

Erected 1963 by Maryland Historical Society.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Maryland Historical Trust series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1692.

Location. 39° 29.656′ N, 75° 48.564′ W. Marker is near Chesapeake City, Maryland, in Cecil County. It is at the intersection of Cayots Corner Road (Maryland Route 310) and St. Augustine Road North ( Route 342), on the right when traveling east on Cayots Corner Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Chesapeake City MD 21915, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Wilmington, on the Eastern Shore,

and in Greater Philadelphia.

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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: St. Augustine Parish (within shouting distance of this marker); St. Augustine School (approx. half a mile away); “Labadie Tract” (approx. 1.9 miles away); Stubbs-Caldwell House (approx. 2.2 miles away); Jennie Whiteoak House (approx. 2.2 miles away); McReynolds-Woods House

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(approx. 2.2 miles away); The Whiteoak House (approx. 2.2 miles away); Beck's Landing (approx. 2.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chesapeake City.

St. Augustine's Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Pfingsten, July 6, 2007

2. St. Augustine's Church

This sanctuary was built in 1838.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 25, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 6, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,725 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 6, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.