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Legend has it that the first church was to be built at Snow Hill and trees were felled, logs hewn and trimmed, and assembly commenced. The local native Americans, unhappy with the whole affair, snuck in one night, disassembled the half-built church, and tossed the logs into the river.
The settlers were aghast and, as cut and trimmed logs were very valuable, gave chase to them and finally caught up to the timbers at Rehoboth Landing. It was an impossible chore to haul the logs back to Snow Hill, so it was decided to reassemble the structure at Rehoboth and that's why the first Presbyterian church is there and not Snow Hill.
I can't vouch for the veracity of this tale but can state that Colonel William Stevens, of Stevens Landing fame, was very instrumental in bringing Francis Makemie to the New World.
Your friend,
Slim
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Legend has it that the first church was to be built at Snow Hill and trees were felled, logs hewn and trimmed, and assembly commenced. The local native Americans, unhappy with the whole affair, snuck in one night, disassembled the half-built church, and tossed the logs into the river.
The settlers were aghast and, as cut and trimmed logs were very valuable, gave chase to them and finally caught up to the timbers at Rehoboth Landing. It was an impossible chore to haul the logs back to Snow Hill, so it was decided to reassemble the structure at Rehoboth and that's why the first Presbyterian church is there and not Snow Hill.
I can't vouch for the veracity of this tale but can state that Colonel William Stevens, of Stevens Landing fame, was very instrumental in bringing Francis Makemie to the New
World.
Your friend,
Slim
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