Mt. Moriah (Cow Marsh) Baptist Church Cemetery, Sandtown, Delaware

Mt. Moriah, or Cow Marsh, Baptist Church is located on the north side of Delaware Rt. 10 between Sandtown and Petersburg. Some of the earliest extant burials in the area can be found in this cemetery and many of the families I am researching worshipped in this building's predecessor. Therefore, I took quite a few pictures here - more than 100. The pictures are presented in the order they were taken. In other words, as you read down this list, you will be walking around the cemetery. It might help to take a walking tour of the lot first. Each thumbnail image serves as a hyperlink to an enlargement which opens in a pop-up window. Don't forget to close the window before continuing. There is a hyperlink from the section descriptions to the tombstone photographs taken in that section. Note that column faces are photographed separately and grouped together with a blue or yellow background in the table.

This sign is next to the entryway. As you stand here, you will be aware of a small section of modern tombstones behind you. I did not photograph any of those stones.	As you turn to your right, you will see the church with its two entrance doors.
Section 1. Continue your turn and look towards the back of the lot. In the right-hand corner of the lot is an isolated group of tombstones. These are Longfellow graves and I began my photograph session with these stones.	Section 2. Standing here amidst the Longfellow graves you can see the back right-hand corner of the lot. Most of the graves in this section are older ones.
Section 3. Turn slightly to your right and you will see another side of the church. The stones visible here are some of the oldest in the cemetery. In fact, there are several stones here that are so worn no lettering is visible at all.	Section 4. Grave sites continue behind the church. As you walk behind the church in the direction of the road, the stones become more modern. This section of the lot borders on farm land.
Section 5. These two views are seen as you walk from the rear corner of the church back to the entryway. As can be seen from the photographs, many of the tombstones in this area are modern.