Blades United Methodist Church
SC-100: Originally installed in 1994. Formerly known as Cannon’s Chapel, the first church building was constructed in the early 1870s on East High Street (then known as Concord Road). The Church was incorporated on July 16, 1877. In 1877, the Trustees of the Church purchased land at the present site on Main Street from […]
Zoar United Methodist Church
Zoar Methodist Church was founded in the late 18th century. Bishops Coke and Asbury are believed to have ministered to congregations in a log structure which served as the first church building. A cypress-shingle church was constructed after the land was purchased from Robert and Sukey Lacey in 1802. Within a few years, camp meetings […]
Carey’s Camp
By the late eighteenth century a Methodist Society had been organized in this area. In 1888, two years after the construction of Carey’s Church, the first official Carey’s Camp Meeting was held in the grove adjoining the church. These first meetings, known as bush or basket meetings, were held under temporary shelters made of boughs […]
Bethel Church
SC-97: Originally installed in 1993. During the late 18th century Methodist itinerants traveled throughout the peninsula. Their efforts were well-received in rural areas such as this, described as the “heart of Methodism” in the 1780s. The seeds sown by those early travelers continued to bear fruit as membership increased and congregations multiplied. On […]
General Alfred T.A. Torbert
SC-96: Born in Georgetown on July 1, 1833, Torbert attended local schools prior to his appointment to the West Point Class of 1855. After the out-break of the Civil War he rose rapidly in rank, serving as a regimental and brigade commander of New Jersey troops, then as Commander of the 1st Cavalry Division of […]
Academy / Masonic Hall
SC-95: installed in 1992. In 1827 the Delaware legislature authorized a lottery for the purpose of funding the construction of “an Academy and Masonic Hall.” Land was purchased in 1840, and construction commenced the following year. The building was formally dedicated on December 28, 1842. The Georgetown Academy had a prestigious reputation and was […]
Antioch Camp Meeting
2015 Marker Text: A ‘society’ of African Methodist Episcopal Church was established in this area by the 1830’s. The First church was purchased in 1857. On February 28, 1890, land was purchased at this stie for the purpose of constructing a new church. Annual camp meetings were soon established. Known as “Big Camp” or “Frankford […]
Old Courthouse
SC-91: Constructed in 1791 at the direction of the State Legislature, this structure served as the seat of Sussex County government until 1837, when it was sold and moved to this location to make way for the construction of the present County Courthouse. It was later used as a private residence, and also served as […]
City of Rehoboth Beach
On January 27, 1873, the “Rehoboth Beach Camp Meeting Association of the Methodist Episcopal Church” was incorporated by the Delaware legislature for the purpose of establishing “a permanent camp meeting ground and Christian sea-side resort.” With the coming of the railroad in 1878, the growth of the community was accelerated. On March 19, 1891, an […]
Relocation of The County Seat
The conflicting claims of the proprietors of Maryland and Pennsylvania resulted in a lengthy and sometimes violent dispute concerning the ownership and boundaries of Sussex County. Residents who had been Marylanders before the controversy was resolved in 1775, found themselves to be inconvenienced when traveling to Lewes, the original seat of government. Hundreds of persons […]
