Inscription
to the Glory of God
and
in grateful recognition of those
who organized this congregation
and have maintained it for
two hundred years
1738 Congregation organized.
1743 Log church built on the Monocacy.
1746 Log church built on present parsonage site.
1747 Adoption of constitution for congregation drawn by Henry Melchior Muhlenberg.
1752 Stone church begun at rear of this building. Erection halted by French and Indian War. Completed in 1763.
1825 Rebuilding and enlargement of the stone church.
1846 Present parsonage built.
1854 This church built and dedicated.
1890 Church school built on Second Street. With additions made in 1912 and 1925.
This tablet placed in 1938 the bicentennial year of the congregation.
Details
| HM Number | HM93S |
|---|---|
| Tags | |
| Historical Period | 20th Century, 19th Century, 18th Century |
| Historical Place | Church/House of Worship |
| Marker Type | Historic Building |
| Marker Class | Historical Marker |
| Marker Style | Mounted |
| Year Placed | 1938 |
| Placed By | Evangelical Lutheran Church |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Sunday, September 7th, 2014 at 8:11pm PDT -07:00 |
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Locationbig map
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18S E 292573 N 4365642 |
|---|---|
| Decimal Degrees | 39.41536667, -77.40946667 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 39° 24.922', W 77° 24.568' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 39° 24' 55.3200" N, 77° 24' 34.0800" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 301, 410, 240 |
| Can be seen from road? | Yes |
| Is marker in the median? | No |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling West |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 31 E Church St, Frederick MD 21701, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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