Near Crisfield in Somerset County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Ye Old St. Peters Methodist Church
Joshua Thomas, Parson of the Islands
| | Founded 1782 | |
Photographed by Don Morfe, May 31, 2013
1. Ye Old St. Peters Methodist Church-Founded 1782 Marker
Erected by Maryland Historical Society.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Maryland Historical Trust series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1807.
Location. 38° 1.031′ N, 75° 49.191′ W. Marker is near Crisfield, Maryland, in Somerset County. It is on St Peters Church Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Crisfield MD 21817, 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, and in the Chesapeake Bay Region. 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 marker, measured as the crow flies: Old Ailsey's Light (approx. 1½ miles away); Fields and Pastures (approx. 1½ miles away); Daugherty Creek Canal (approx. 1½ miles away); Searching for Water (approx. 1.6 miles away); Loblolly Pine (approx. 1.6 miles away); Crisfield: The City Built on Oysters (approx. 1.6 miles away); Somerset County's Memorial Bridge (approx. 2½ miles away); 'Spirit Of The American Doughboy' (approx. 2.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Crisfield.
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Photographed by Don Morfe, May 31, 2013
2. Ye Old St. Peters Methodist Church-Founded 1782 Marker
Photographed by Don Morfe, May 31, 2013
3. Ye Old St. Peters Methodist Church-Founded 1782 Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on October 11, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 8, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 788 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 8, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
