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I have done some research and put together a little travelogue of Reformed historical sites in America.
For those who are interested, read on...
Reformed Historical Tour of America
I begin my Reformed historical tour of America in New England. The Pilgrims first settled at Plimouth Colony (http://www.plimouth.org) in 1620. They brought with them the Geneva Bible and the Ainsworth Psalter. William Bradford, among other Pilgrim leaders, is buried in Plymouth. America´s oldest museum, Pilgrim Hall (http://pilgrims.net/pilgrimhall/index.htm) is dedicated to the preservation of the Pilgrim legacy.
In the decades that followed, Puritans immigrated from England to other parts of Massachusetts, notably Boston. John Winthrop is buried at King´s Chapel in Boston (http://nanosft.com/freedom/kingchap/kcbury.shtml).
The Dutch, many of whom were actually French Huguenots who escaped their persecuting native land, settled New York. The French Huguenot Church (http://www.stespritnyc.net/welcome.html) in New York City has a long and notable history. The Huguenot Society of America (http://www.huguenotsocietyofamerica.org) is headquartered there. The Huguenot Historical Society (http://www.hhs-newpaltz.net/index.html) is located on Huguenot Street, the oldest street in America, in New Paltz, New York.
Princeton Theological Seminary (http://www.ptsem.edu) in Princeton, New Jersey is the home of a rich legacy of Old School Presbyterianism, famous today for its library and the burial sites of Jonathan Edwards, Samuel Davies, Benjamin Breckinridge Warfield, John Witherspoon and Charles Hodge.
The Presbyterian Historical Society (http://www.history.pcusa.org) is located in both Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Montreat, North Carolina. Westminster Theological Seminary (http://www.wts.edu), a seminary with a rich Presbyterian heritage, is also located in Philadelphia. The Reformed Presbyterian Theological School (http://www.rpts.edu), affiliated with the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America (aka "œCovenanters"), is located in Pittsburgh. Pennsylvania, though founded by Quakers, was and is the home to many Scotch-Irish and Reformed churches and individuals.
Virginia was an Anglican colony, but also home to many Reformed dissenters, including French Huguenots (see http://huguenot-manakin.org/) and Presbyterians. Francis Makemie, the "œfather of Presbyterianism in America," is buried on the Eastern Shore (there is a church that bears his name as well as a memorial park and statue in Accomac and Temperanceville, Virginia). The Old Presbyterian Meeting House (http://www.opmh.org/history.htm) in Alexandria, Virginia has a notable colonial heritage. The prince of Southern Presbyterian theologians, Robert Lewis Dabney, is buried at College Church (http://www.people.hsc.edu/organizations/collegechurch/history/history1.shtml) in Hampden-Sydney, Virginia. Confederate leaders Stonewall Jackson, a Presbyterian deacon, and Robert E. Lee, an Anglican, were both buried in Lexington, Virginia (see http://www.stonewalljackson.org/, http://www.lexingtonvirginia.com/stonewall_cemet.htm, and http://www.lexingtonvirginia.com/lee_chapel_and_museum.htm).
North Carolina´s Scotch-Irish Presbyterian heritage is well-known. The Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence (http://www.cmstory.org/meckdec/main.htm), which preceded that authored by Thomas Jefferson by one year, reflects the Calvinist spirit and principles of the Scotch-Irish in Charlotte during that time.
A major landmark of Charleston, South Carolina is the French Huguenot Church (http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/charleston/fre.htm). Both James Henley Thornwell and John Girardeau were buried in Columbia, South Carolina. The first Protestant colony in North America was a 1562 French Huguenot settlement named Charlesfort (http://www.cla.sc.edu/sciaa/staff/depratterc/chas1.html), located on Parris Island, South Carolina, which is still undergoing archeological excavation.
Florida is home to two national parks devoted to the story of the French Huguenot colony of Fort Caroline (http://www.nps.gov/foca/), located near Jacksonville, and its massacre by the Spanish (see also http://www.nps.gov/foma/).
The PCA Historical Center (http://www.pcanet.org/history/index.html) is located in St. Louis, Missouri.
The National Huguenot Society (http://www.huguenot.netnation.com/general/) is headquartered in Bloomington, Minnesota.
I hope to add further historical sites to my travelogue. America has a rich, Reformed history which can still be explored today not only in books but in person.
For those who are interested, read on...
Reformed Historical Tour of America
I begin my Reformed historical tour of America in New England. The Pilgrims first settled at Plimouth Colony (http://www.plimouth.org) in 1620. They brought with them the Geneva Bible and the Ainsworth Psalter. William Bradford, among other Pilgrim leaders, is buried in Plymouth. America´s oldest museum, Pilgrim Hall (http://pilgrims.net/pilgrimhall/index.htm) is dedicated to the preservation of the Pilgrim legacy.
In the decades that followed, Puritans immigrated from England to other parts of Massachusetts, notably Boston. John Winthrop is buried at King´s Chapel in Boston (http://nanosft.com/freedom/kingchap/kcbury.shtml).
The Dutch, many of whom were actually French Huguenots who escaped their persecuting native land, settled New York. The French Huguenot Church (http://www.stespritnyc.net/welcome.html) in New York City has a long and notable history. The Huguenot Society of America (http://www.huguenotsocietyofamerica.org) is headquartered there. The Huguenot Historical Society (http://www.hhs-newpaltz.net/index.html) is located on Huguenot Street, the oldest street in America, in New Paltz, New York.
Princeton Theological Seminary (http://www.ptsem.edu) in Princeton, New Jersey is the home of a rich legacy of Old School Presbyterianism, famous today for its library and the burial sites of Jonathan Edwards, Samuel Davies, Benjamin Breckinridge Warfield, John Witherspoon and Charles Hodge.
The Presbyterian Historical Society (http://www.history.pcusa.org) is located in both Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Montreat, North Carolina. Westminster Theological Seminary (http://www.wts.edu), a seminary with a rich Presbyterian heritage, is also located in Philadelphia. The Reformed Presbyterian Theological School (http://www.rpts.edu), affiliated with the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America (aka "œCovenanters"), is located in Pittsburgh. Pennsylvania, though founded by Quakers, was and is the home to many Scotch-Irish and Reformed churches and individuals.
Virginia was an Anglican colony, but also home to many Reformed dissenters, including French Huguenots (see http://huguenot-manakin.org/) and Presbyterians. Francis Makemie, the "œfather of Presbyterianism in America," is buried on the Eastern Shore (there is a church that bears his name as well as a memorial park and statue in Accomac and Temperanceville, Virginia). The Old Presbyterian Meeting House (http://www.opmh.org/history.htm) in Alexandria, Virginia has a notable colonial heritage. The prince of Southern Presbyterian theologians, Robert Lewis Dabney, is buried at College Church (http://www.people.hsc.edu/organizations/collegechurch/history/history1.shtml) in Hampden-Sydney, Virginia. Confederate leaders Stonewall Jackson, a Presbyterian deacon, and Robert E. Lee, an Anglican, were both buried in Lexington, Virginia (see http://www.stonewalljackson.org/, http://www.lexingtonvirginia.com/stonewall_cemet.htm, and http://www.lexingtonvirginia.com/lee_chapel_and_museum.htm).
North Carolina´s Scotch-Irish Presbyterian heritage is well-known. The Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence (http://www.cmstory.org/meckdec/main.htm), which preceded that authored by Thomas Jefferson by one year, reflects the Calvinist spirit and principles of the Scotch-Irish in Charlotte during that time.
A major landmark of Charleston, South Carolina is the French Huguenot Church (http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/charleston/fre.htm). Both James Henley Thornwell and John Girardeau were buried in Columbia, South Carolina. The first Protestant colony in North America was a 1562 French Huguenot settlement named Charlesfort (http://www.cla.sc.edu/sciaa/staff/depratterc/chas1.html), located on Parris Island, South Carolina, which is still undergoing archeological excavation.
Florida is home to two national parks devoted to the story of the French Huguenot colony of Fort Caroline (http://www.nps.gov/foca/), located near Jacksonville, and its massacre by the Spanish (see also http://www.nps.gov/foma/).
The PCA Historical Center (http://www.pcanet.org/history/index.html) is located in St. Louis, Missouri.
The National Huguenot Society (http://www.huguenot.netnation.com/general/) is headquartered in Bloomington, Minnesota.
I hope to add further historical sites to my travelogue. America has a rich, Reformed history which can still be explored today not only in books but in person.
