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Setauket Presbyterian Church

 
 
Setauket Presbyterian Church Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, March 17, 2012
1. Setauket Presbyterian Church Marker
Inscription.
Oldest church organization in Brookhaven
Instituted 1660.
Present church building completed in 1812.

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Setauket Presbyterian Church
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
1812

 
Erected by Three Village Historical Society.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1660.
 
Location. 40° 56.759′ N, 73° 6.663′ W. Marker is in Setauket, New York, in Suffolk County. It is on Caroline Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Marker is located across the street from the Setauket Village Green. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5 Caroline Avenue, East Setauket NY 11733, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the New York City Metropolitan Area and on Long Island. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. 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 walking distance of this marker: Zachariah Hawkins (within shouting distance of this marker); Abraham Woodhull (within shouting distance of this marker); Setauket World War I Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Setauket World War II Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Setauket Village Green (within shouting
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distance of this marker); Zachariah Hawkins Home (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Mary (Longbothom) Muirson (about 400 feet away); Caroline Church of Brookhaven, 1729 (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Setauket.
 
Second Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, March 17, 2012
2. Second Marker
Setauket Presbyterian Church Markers image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, March 17, 2012
3. Setauket Presbyterian Church Markers
The markers are on both sides of the doorway into the church.
Setauket Presbyterian Church image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, March 17, 2012
4. Setauket Presbyterian Church
Setauket Presbyterian Church image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, March 17, 2012
5. Setauket Presbyterian Church
During the Revolutionary War, British soldiers were quartered in this church. The August 22, 1777 Battle of Setauket was fought on the green across the street.
Setauket Presbyterian Church Graveyard image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, March 17, 2012
6. Setauket Presbyterian Church Graveyard
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on March 19, 2012, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,621 times since then and 58 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on March 19, 2012, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
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