Marley Chapel Marker

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Glen Burnie in Anne Arundel County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Marley Chapel

By F. Robby, December 30, 2002

1. Marley Chapel Marker

Inscription. Erected, 1731, near this site, Marley Chapel served as a chapel of ease for the northern parish area of St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church. After its abandonment bricks from the chapel were used in constructing St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, Glen Burnie, completed 1904.

Erected by Ann Arrundell Historical Society.

Location. 39° 9.355′ N, 76° 36.031′ W. Marker is in Glen Burnie, Maryland, in Anne Arundel County. Marker is at the intersection of Baltimore-Annapolis Boulevard (Maryland Route 648) and Furnace Branch Road (Maryland Route 270), on the right when traveling south on Baltimore-Annapolis Boulevard. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Glen Burnie MD 21060, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Harundale Mall (approx. 0.9 miles away); To All Who Served (approx. 1.1 miles away); Recreation Acres (approx. 1.1 miles away); Sgt. Ronald M. Randazzo (approx. 1.3 miles away); World War 1917 (approx. 1.4 miles away); World War II (approx. 1.5 miles away); St. Alban's Episcopal Church (approx. 1.5 miles away); Marley Neck School (approx. 2 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Glen Burnie.

Also see . . .

St. Alban's Episcopal Church Photo, Click for full size

By F. Robby, October 30, 2007

2. St. Alban's Episcopal Church

The church that was built in part with the bricks from the Marley Chapel, located at 1st Avenue and A Street, 1.8 miles west of the historical marker.

History of St. Alban's Episcopal Church. (Submitted on October 9, 2007.)

Maryland Historic Place Plaque Photo, Click for full size

By F. Robby, October 30, 2007

3. Maryland Historic Place Plaque

Plaque attached to St. Alban's Episcopal Church.

Old Marley Church Stone Photo, Click for full size

By F. Robby, October 30, 2007

4. Old Marley Church Stone

Stone built into the St. Alban's Episcopal Church.

Stone Marker on St. Alban's Church grounds. Photo, Click for full size

By F. Robby, October 30, 2007

5. Stone Marker on St. Alban's Church grounds.

"The site of Old Marley Chapel A.D. 1731-1904. Now St. Alban's Glen Burnie. (arrow pointing east) ← 1½ M."

Credits. This page originally submitted on October 9, 2007, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,798 times since then. Photos: 1. submitted on October 9, 2007, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland. 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 30, 2007, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.