St. Martin's Church (Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania)

On December 18, 1699, Martin donated one and half acres of land to the town and inhabitants of Marcus Hook for a church and burial place.

[8] In 1760, the church name was changed from Chapel at Chichester to St. Martin's in honor of the founder Walter Martin at the suggestion of Emmanuel Grubb, son of John Grubb, a two-term member of the Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly and one of the original settlers of the Brandywine Hundred which became Claymont, Delaware.

[1] In 1967, the parishioners outgrew the church and built a new place of worship at 700 Meetinghouse Road in Boothwyn, Pennsylvania.

[4] In 1985, the church and cemetery were obtained by The Marcus Hook Community Development Corporation and renovated to be historically accurate.

At the center of the walk is a white eagle statue and bronze plaque that reads: "Dedicated to the men buried at St. Martin's Church Cemetery (1699) who served their country in the following wars.

"May your names not just lie on dusty pages in history books and on worn gravestones, but be engraved deep in our hearts for all eternity.