Pocomoke Farm

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]

Pocomoke Farm
Monument upon its erection
Nearest citySanford, Virginia
Coordinates37°55′57″N 75°38′8″W
Area3.6 acres (1.5 ha)
Built1681 (1681)
NRHP reference No.07000054[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 15, 2007

The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1]

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