Georgetown in Kent County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 25, 2026
1. Westminster Presbyterian Church Marker
Unfortunately the marker has weathered significantly and is hard to read.
Here and here abouts are the grounds of Westminster Presbyterian Church and its burial grounds.
Founded in 1786, two Presbyterian meeting houses were [unreadable] was held to raise funds [unreadable], one here in Georgetown and [unreadable].
"The members of the Presbyterian congregations [unreadable] under the necessity of soliciting the [unreadable] in order to enable them to compleat and finish their [unreadable] new building, and also to purchase a parsonage or Glebe, that they [unreadable] enabled, with decency, to worship God and in becoming manner, [unreadable] a Gospel Ministry among them, according to their persuasion."
Maryland Gazette of November 12, 1761 ([unreadable])
Some fifty years later, a letter written by Dr. Edward Scott indicated that the meeting house survived the Burning of Georgetown by the British Army on May 5, 1813.
In 1871, the original meeting house was replaced with a new building "Built on the same site in a combination of styles, having elements of Gothic, Georgian, and Stick styles." This church is depicted here. Regular services ceased in 1934 and it was demolished in 1941.
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Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Religion & Religious Structures • War of 1812. A significant historical date for this entry is May 5, 1813.
Location. 39° 21.512′ N, 75° 52.732′ W. Marker has been reported unreadable. Marker is in Georgetown, Maryland, in Kent County. It is on Augustine Herman Highway (Maryland Route 213) north of Georgetown Cemetery Road, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 13948 Augustine Herman Hwy, Galena MD 21635, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on the Eastern Shore. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic, on the Delmarva Peninsula, in the Tidewater, in the Chesapeake Bay Region, and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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 location, measured as the crow flies: Mistress Kitty Knight (approx. 0.2 miles away); Georgetown, Maryland (approx. 0.2 miles away); Daring to Resist (approx. Ό mile away); A Heavy Price (approx. 0.3 miles away); Sassafras River (approx. half a mile away); Fort Duffy (approx. 0.6 miles away); Downs Cross Roads (approx. 1.2 miles away); Greenfield (approx. 2.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Georgetown.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 29, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 29, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 7 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 29, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
