United States historic place
Pocomoke Farm | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
Monument upon its erection | |
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Nearest city | Sanford, Virginia |
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Coordinates | 37°55′57″N 75°38′8″W / 37.93250°N 75.63556°W / 37.93250; -75.63556 |
Area | 3.6 acres (1.5 ha) |
Built | 1681 (1681) |
NRHP reference No. | 07000054 |
Added to NRHP | February 15, 2007 |
Pocomoke Farm, now known as the Makemie Monument Park, is a historic site in rural Accomack County, on Virginia's Eastern Shore. The site is the location of the home and family cemetery of Francis Makemie (1658–1708), acknowledged as a founding leader of Presbyterianism in America. Now maintained as a park in honor of Makemie, the site includes a marker built in 1907 from building bricks and cemetery wall remnants found in the area.
The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.
See also
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- "Draft NRHP nomination for Pocomoke Farm" (PDF). Virginia DHR. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
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