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In 1865 the Maryland Conference of the Methodist Protestant Church established a "mission" or charge circuit in southwestern Sussex County. At the time local members of that faith were holding meetings in Sharp's school, a one room school house lo…
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In 1865, Reverend Isaac Adkins of the Methodist Protestant Church began to conduct services in Dorothy School House. The congregation was formally organized the following year. Meetings continued to be held in the school until 1873, when adjoining…
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Nathaniel Mitchell 1753-1813 First native son of Laurel to be Governor of Delaware 1805-1808 Hero of the Revolution 1775-1781 Member Continental Congress 1786-1788. Erected by Laurel Historical Society, Inc. July 4, 1978.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM156V_mount-pleasant-methodist-church_Laurel-DE.html
The origin of this church can be traced to the organization of a local society of Methodists in 1778. The first meetings of the group, then known as the Broad Creek Society, were held in the homes of its members. On October 19, 1779, Methodist pio…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1569_hope-lodge-no-4_Laurel-DE.html
On June 23, 1800, a charter was issued by the Grand Lodge of Maryland for Lodge No. 31 in "Laurel Town." The first Worshipful Master of the Lodge was Jesse Green (1766-1834). A Maryland native who moved to Delaware in the 1790s, he was a long-time…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM152U_portsville-united-methodist-church_Laurel-DE.html
The roots of local Methodism can be traced to the late 18th century, when Bishop Francis Asbury and others visited this area to spread the message of their faith. By the 1820s there was a growing movement within the Methodist Episcopal Church toen…
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This Federalist served as the governor of Delaware between 1805-1808. He was born in Laurel in 1752, attended Old Christ Church, and is buried in this churchyard. Mitchell was commissioned as adjutant of militia 1775, promoted captain in 1776, and…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQLJ_old-christ-church_Laurel-DE.html
Established on Broad Creek in 1770 as a "Chapel of Ease" of Stepney Parish, Maryland on land purchased by a levy of 80,000 pounds of tobacco. Building completed by Robert Holston in 1772 at a cost of ?510.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7MI_the-wading-place_Laurel-DE.html
Here was Laurel's ancient "Wading Place", a ford for Native Americans and colonial settlers. Broad Creek crosses this fall in its flow to the Nanticoke River and Chesapeake Bay. For centuries, the Nanticoke Indians, an Algonquin people, lived in t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7MH_centenary-united-methodist-church_Laurel-DE.html
In 1801 there was a great revival of religion amoung the residents of the area. The growing appeal of the Methodist movement resulted in hundreds of new members for the church. A class was formed in the Laurel area, and in 1802 a church was constr…
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