Pocomoke Farm

Pocomoke Farm
Nearest city Sanford, Virginia
Coordinates 37°55′57″N 75°38′8″W / 37.93250°N 75.63556°WCoordinates: 37°55′57″N 75°38′8″W / 37.93250°N 75.63556°W
Area 3.6 acres (1.5 ha)
Built 1681
Governing body Private
NRHP Reference # 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 the Presbyterian Church 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]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
  2. "Draft NRHP nomination for Pocomoke Farm". Virginia DHR. Retrieved 2014-03-07.