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
Pocomoke Farm is located in Virginia
Pocomoke Farm
Pocomoke Farm is located in the United States
Pocomoke Farm
Nearest citySanford, Virginia
Coordinates37°55′57″N 75°38′8″W / 37.93250°N 75.63556°W / 37.93250; -75.63556
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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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Draft NRHP nomination for Pocomoke Farm" (PDF). Virginia DHR. Retrieved March 7, 2014.