Daretown in Salem County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Pittsgrove Church

Photographed by Don Morfe, September 6, 2015

1. Pittsgrove Church Marker

Inscription. Founded in 1741, first Presbyterian Church in present Salem County. Its boarding school was important in the 1780's.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Education • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1741.

Location. 39° 35.995′ N, 75° 15.722′ W. Marker is in Daretown, New Jersey, in Salem County. It is on Daretown Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Elmer NJ 08318, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Wilmington, in South Jersey,

and in Greater Philadelphia.

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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Old Pittsgrove Presbyterian Church (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Pole Tavern Cannon

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(approx. 2.1 miles away); Dickinson House (approx. 3.8 miles away); Fire Ring (approx. 4.7 miles away); County Bridges (approx. 4.7 miles away); World Wars I & II Memorial (approx. 4.7 miles away); Spc. Richard C. Emmons III (approx. 4.7 miles away); Korea and Vietnam Conflicts Memorial (approx. 4.7 miles away).

Another marker is no longer nearby. Wistarburg Glass Works - Alloway (was approx. 4.6 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . . Pittsgrove Presbyterian Church History. (Submitted on September 13, 2015, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)

Photographed by Don Morfe, September 6, 2015

2. Pittsgrove Church Marker

Pittsgrove Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, September 6, 2015

3. Pittsgrove Church

Pittsgrove Church Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, September 6, 2015

4. Pittsgrove Church Cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 11, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 371 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 11, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.