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

The Poulson Farmstead

Photographed by Jordan Butler, April 7, 2023

1. The Poulson Farmstead Marker

Inscription. Near here on Nicodemus Road stood the farmstead of Andrew Poulson. Robert Strawbridge, founder of Methodism in America, preached there under a massive oak tree and formed the second class of Methodism. He performed baptisms at a nearby stream. Poulson gave this corner of his property in 1763 to build a log church called Poulson's Chapel, rebuilt as a stone chapel in 1783, making it the oldest congregation to be founded by Strawbridge.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1763.

Location. 39° 31.972′ N, 77° 2.908′ W. Marker is in New Windsor, Maryland, in Carroll County. It is on Stone Chapel Road near Bowersox Rd, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1448 Stone Chapel Rd, New Windsor MD 21776, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Baltimore Metro Region

and in Central Maryland.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

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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: Poulson / Stone Chapel (a few steps from this marker); Strawbridge Shrine (approx. 1.7 miles away); a different marker also named Strawbridge Shrine (approx. 2 miles away); Farm Content (approx. 2 miles away); a different marker also named The Strawbridge Shrine (approx. 2 miles away); John Evans House, 1764 (approx. 2.1 miles away); Robert Strawbridge Cluster (approx. 2.1 miles away); Bell from Brick Church (approx. 2.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Windsor.

Photographed by Jordan Butler, April 7, 2023

2. The Poulson Farmstead Marker

Photographed by Jordan Butler, April 7, 2023

3. The Poulson Farmstead Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 7, 2023, by Jordan Butler of New Windsor, Maryland, USA. This page has been viewed 473 times since then and 79 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 7, 2023, by Jordan Butler of New Windsor, Maryland, USA. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.