Wilmington in New Castle County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
First Meeting House Marker
Photographed by Pete Skillman, November 5, 2024
1. First Meeting House Marker
On this hill stood the first meeting house, erected in 1761. Stones from that building were used in the construction of the present sanctuary in 1854.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1761.
Location. 39° 45.148′ N, 75° 39.601′ W. Marker is in Wilmington, Delaware, in New Castle County. It can be reached from McKennans Church Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 500 McKennans Church Rd, Wilmington DE 19808, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Greater Philadelphia. It is also 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 and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Veterans Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Former Site of the Delcastle Prison Farm (approx. 0.3 miles away); Delcastle (approx. 0.8 miles away); Brandywine Springs (approx. one mile away); Camp DuPont (approx. one mile away); Site of General Weedon's Foray at Spring Grove (approx. 1.1 miles away); St. Mary's Church (approx. 1.1 miles away); Fells Mill Historic District (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wilmington.
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Photographed by Pete Skillman, November 5, 2024
2. First Meeting House Marker Marker - wide view
Credits. This page was last revised on June 11, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 5, 2024, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware. This page has been viewed 247 times since then and 22 times this year. Last updated on June 11, 2026, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 5, 2024, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
