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Warwick in Cecil County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Colonists' Wrought Iron Cross

St Francis Xavier Church

 
 
Colonists' Wrought Iron Cross Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Don Morfe, October 26, 2013
1. Colonists' Wrought Iron Cross Marker
Inscription. This replica of the Maryland Colonists’ Wrought Iron Cross of 1634 stands directly over the south foundation wall of the original house-chapel-academy building (circa 1720-1745)
 
Erected by Mrs. Robert O. Mackey in Memory of Robert O. Mackey.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial EraReligion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1634.
 
Location. 39° 26.25′ N, 75° 48.282′ W. Marker is in Warwick, Maryland, in Cecil County. It is on Bohemia Church Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Warwick MD 21912, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Wilmington, on the Eastern Shore, and in Greater Philadelphia. 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: George Washington (approx. 2 miles away); James Rumsey (approx. 2 miles away); “Worsell Mannor” (approx. 2.4 miles away); a different marker also named St. Francis Xavier Church (approx. 3 miles away); The Anchorage (approx. 3.2 miles away); Bohemia (approx. 3½ miles away); “Bohemia Mannor” (approx. 3.6 miles away); St. Augustine Parish (approx. 3.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Warwick.
 
Another marker is no longer nearby. St. Francis Xavier Church (was approx. 2 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
 
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Colonists' Wrought Iron Cross Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Don Morfe, October 26, 2013
2. Colonists' Wrought Iron Cross Marker
Colonists' Wrought Iron Cross Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Don Morfe, October 26, 2013
3. Colonists' Wrought Iron Cross Marker
Distant shot of the marker
Colonists' Wrought Iron Cross Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Don Morfe, October 26, 2013
4. Colonists' Wrought Iron Cross Marker
Distant shot of the front of the church
Colonists' Wrought Iron Cross Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Don Morfe, October 26, 2013
5. Colonists' Wrought Iron Cross Marker
This sign is at the entrance to the road that leads to the church
Colonists' Wrought Iron Cross Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Don Morfe, October 26, 2013
6. Colonists' Wrought Iron Cross Marker
Distant shot of the side of the church taken in the church cemetery
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 29, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,006 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on October 29, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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