Founded 1835
During 1861-62 the church was used as a hospital by Union troops of 39th Illinois Regiment Volunteers, 5th Connecticut Regiment Volunteers, 46th Pennsylvania Regiment Volunteers, and 28th New York Regiment Volunteers, under Colonel Williams. Their batteries were placed around and behind the church to repel Stonewall Jackson's batteries, on the opposite hill in West Virginia.HM Number | HM4JO |
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Placed By | The State Roads Commission |
Marker Condition | No reports yet |
Date Added | Thursday, September 25th, 2014 at 8:17am PDT -07:00 |
UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 17S E 741972 N 4398139 |
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Decimal Degrees | 39.69883333, -78.17783333 |
Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 39° 41.93', W 78° 10.67' |
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 39° 41' 55.80" N, 78° 10' 40.20" W |
Driving Directions | Google Maps |
Area Code(s) | 301, 240 |
Closest Postal Address | At or near 2-20 MD-144, Hancock MD 21750, US |
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