August 18, 2011

Lewes Presbyterian Church, Lewes, DE

A congregation since 1692 [!]
























I can't recall ever seeing a gothic-crown-cradlesque gravemarker anywhere in the Mid-Atlantic states. The dates are just this side of illegible, but it looks to be late 1600s to mid 1700s. [need to look into this] Fantastic!:

















What to do? An historic preservation nightmare:










































Maddy McCoy
Fairfax County, Virginia
Slavery Inventory Database

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