Green Hill in Wicomico County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Old Green Hill Church

Photographed by F. Robby, November 3, 2007

1. Old Green Hill Church Marker

Inscription. Now St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church. Parish church of Stepney Parish, which was laid out in 1692. This building erected in 1733 replacing the first building, a log church erected about 1694, which stood about 150 yards north of the present site.

Erected by Maryland Historical Society.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Maryland Historical Trust series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1692.

Location. 38° 18.336′ N, 75° 45.863′ W. Marker is in Green Hill, Maryland, in Wicomico County. It can be reached from Green Hill Church Road one mile east of Whitehaven Road (Maryland Route 352), on the left when traveling east. Marker cannot be seen from the road. Green Hill Church Road makes a sharp bend to the right as it approaches the Wicomico River. Marker and church are about a 300 feet walk from the bend in the road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Quantico MD 21856, 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,

and in the Tidewater.

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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Whitehaven (approx. 2.2 miles away); Samuel Chase (approx. 2.8 miles away); Mt. Zion Memorial Church

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(approx. 3.3 miles away); Friendship United Methodist Church and Allen African American School (approx. 4 miles away); Asbury United Methodist Church (approx. 4.1 miles away); Col. George Gale (approx. 6.1 miles away); A Water Connection (approx. 7 miles away); Wicomico Wetlands (approx. 7 miles away).

Old Green Hill Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by F. Robby, November 3, 2007

2. Old Green Hill Church

East side of church, facing the Wicomico River.

Photographed by F. Robby, November 3, 2007

3. Old Green Hill Church

West side of church.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 29, 2007, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 3,098 times since then and 59 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 29, 2007, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland.