Pocomoke Farm | |
![]() Monument upon its erection | |
Nearest city | Sanford, Virginia |
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Coordinates | 37°55′57″N 75°38′8″W / 37.93250°N 75.63556°W |
Area | 3.6 acres (1.5 ha) |
Built | 1681 |
NRHP reference No. | 07000054 [1] |
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. [2]
The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. [1]
Pocomoke Farm | |
![]() Monument upon its erection | |
Nearest city | Sanford, Virginia |
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Coordinates | 37°55′57″N 75°38′8″W / 37.93250°N 75.63556°W |
Area | 3.6 acres (1.5 ha) |
Built | 1681 |
NRHP reference No. | 07000054 [1] |
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. [2]
The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. [1]