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

Sandy Mount United Methodist Church

1827 - 1977

Photographed by Chris Nelson, May 2, 2010

1. Sandy Mount United Methodist Church Marker

Inscription. An original one acre was deeded in 1827 by Allen and Susannah Baker. Civil War issues divided the congregation in 1856 and Pleasant Grove Church was founded. A log meeting house was replaced in 1867 by a stone structure built of local field stones gathered by church families. Formal incorporation came in 1868. A bell and belfry were added in the 1890's. The congregation rejoined with Pleasant Grove in 1943. An education building was erected in 1958. The present sanctuary was completed in 1974. In the new church tower hangs the original bell.

Erected 1977 by Sandy Mount UMC Sunday School.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1827.

Location. 39° 31.442′ N, 76° 55.499′ W. Marker is in Finksburg, Maryland, in Carroll County. It is at the intersection of Old Westminster Pike and Sandymount Road, on the right when traveling south on Old Westminster Pike. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2101 Old Westminster Pike, Finksburg MD 21048, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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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,

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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Ellsworth Cemetery (approx. 3.4 miles away); "Plant a Tree" (approx. 3.9 miles away); Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (approx. 3.9 miles away); In Memory of All American Veterans (approx. 4.2 miles away); World War I and World War II Memorial (approx. 4.2 miles away); World War II Veterans Memorial (approx. 4.2 miles away); Potters Field (approx. 4.2 miles away); Landon C. Burns (approx. 4.3 miles away).

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 17, 2021

2. Sandy Mount United Methodist Church Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 17, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 11, 2010, by Chris Nelson of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,260 times since then and 100 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on October 11, 2010, by Chris Nelson of Baltimore, Maryland. 2. submitted on December 17, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.