Site of Carlisle African Methodist Episcopal Church

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 […]

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Dickerson Chapel AME Church

SC-102: On May 2, 1868, the African Methodist Episcopal Church purchased land west of Millsboro from John M. Burton and the first church building was soon built. In 1885, the Church officially changed its name to Dickersons Chapel to honor Bishop William Fisher Dickerson. Known locally as the Old Field Church, the church building was […]

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