John Street Methodist Church

Landmarks of New York

The oldest Methodist Society in America organized in 1766 by Philip Embury and Barbara Heck constructed here in 1768 Wesley Chapel, the first Methodist meeting house in America. The present church, the third on this site, ...

Providence United Methodist Church

In 1865 the Maryland Conference of the Methodist

Protestant Church established a “mission” or

charge circuit in Sussex County. At the time

local members of that faith were meeting nearby

in Rogers School. Services were held in the

schoolhouse until ...

Shiloh United Methodist Church

Organized 1808

In October, 1808, the Western Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church sent James Gwinn, a circuit rider, to the "great bend" of the Tennessee River to formalize existing Methodist Societies. He organized the Flint Circuit to serve frontier settlers ...

Wortendyke Dutch Barn

This pre-Revolutionary Dutch barn was built by the Wortendyke family. Once common in the Hudson River area, the barn is one of the few remaining in this country. Broader than deep, the structure is entirely supported by four H-frames tied ...

New York Unearthed / The Shrine of Elizabeth Ann Seton

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New York Unearthed

The underground chambers of “New York Unearthed,” a museum operated by the South Street Seaport Museum, display the remarkable extent of archaeological finds in New York. These range from the surprisingly old-3,000-year-old pottery shards-to the ...

Gumboro United Methodist Church

Gumboro United Methodist Church traces its

roots from the post Civil War era when a group

of local citizens organized under the name

of Union Methodist Episcopal Church. In

the early 1870s the Church purchased the

structure used by the ...

Wortendyke Homestead

Frederick Wortendyke, Jr. built the original sandstone section of this farmhouse in the 1750’s. Located at “Pascack” on land purchased by his father in 1735, the tract included nearly a third of present-day Park Ridge. The homestead was enlarged before ...

Grace United Methodist Church

In the spring of 1891, Rev. Louis A. Bennett was directed to establish a Methodist Protestant Church in

Georgetown. His efforts were successful, and a frame church was completed the following year on the northwest corner of East Market and King ...

Ackerson Homestead

Built about 1800 by John Ackerson and son Garret, this stone house stands on land purchased in 1759. The property was developed during a century of family ownership. A general store was built opposite the house site in 1777 and ...

President Hayes Memorial

This tablet marks the birthplace

of

Rutherford B. Hayes

Nineteenth President of

The United States

Born October 4th, 1822

Marker is on East Williams Street (U.S. 36) east of North Sandusky Street.

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