In 1849, Caper and Leah Carlisle deeded a quarter-acre of land to Meeting House Trustees Jacob Allston, Peter Carlisle, James Collins, Perry Hawkins, and Nathaniel White. The Carlisles and the trustees were part of a free African American community located nearby at Cassons Corner. A wood-framed church was built on this site after 1849 and was reconstructed in 1879. Carlisle African Methodist Episcopal Church formally incorporated in 1921 and remained active through at least 1937. A cemetery remains at this site. Known surnames of those interred here include Downs, Driggus, Fisher, Fulman, Hovington, Johns, Robinson, Ross, Scott, and Simmons.
KC-132: Installed in 2021
Near 2276 Sharon Hill Rd, Dover, DE 19904
Related Topics: African American, African Methodist Episcopal, AME, Cassons Corner, Cemetery, Historical Markers, Meeting House
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