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Near New Windsor in Carroll County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Strawbridge Shrine

Methodist Heritage Site - C. 1760

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Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 17, 2021
1. Strawbridge Shrine Marker
Inscription. Where the first classes were formed
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial EraReligion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1760.
 
Location. 39° 32.908′ N, 77° 4.38′ W. Marker is near New Windsor, Maryland, in Carroll County. It is at the intersection of Wakefield Valley Road and New Windsor Road (Maryland Route 31), on the right when traveling south on Wakefield Valley Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 925 Wakefield Valley Rd, New Windsor MD 21776, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Maryland. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic. 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Strawbridge Shrine (approx. 1.6 miles away); a different
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marker also named The Strawbridge Shrine (approx. 1.6 miles away); Robert Strawbridge Cluster (approx. 1.7 miles away); John Evans House, 1764 (approx. 1.7 miles away); Bell from Brick Church (approx. 1.7 miles away); Elizabeth Piper Strawbridge (approx. 1.7 miles away); Robert Strawbridge (approx. 1.7 miles away); Robert Strawbridge House (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Windsor.
 
Strawbridge Shrine Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 17, 2021
2. Strawbridge Shrine Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on December 18, 2021. It was originally submitted on December 18, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 206 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on December 18, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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