Ebenezer Meeting House Marker

HMdb.org

THE HISTORICAL
MARKER DATABASE “Bite-Size Bits of Local, National, and Global History”

Home — My Markers — Add A Marker — Marker Series — Links & Books — Forum — About Us

Word or Phrase

Add Photo — Add Link — Add Commentary — Correct this page — Print

Beltsville in Prince George's County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Ebenezer Meeting House
First Methodist Episcopal Church in Beltsville, Maryland

Ebenezer Meeting House Marker Photo, Click for full size

By Dudeindacorner, April 14, 2007

1. Ebenezer Meeting House Marker

Inscription. In 1863, trustees of the Methodist Episcopal Church puchased one acre of land at this location from Evan Shaw, a Plantation Owner, at a cost of ten dollars.

Ebenezer Meeting House was built on this location and was in use until about 1861. A cemetery was located near the log meeting house. Several gravesites still remain.

Erected 1986 by the Prince George’s County Historical Society.

Location. 39° 3.054′ N, 76° 55.356′ W. Marker is in Beltsville, Maryland, in Prince George's County. Marker is at the intersection of Old Gunpowder Road and Powdermill Road (Maryland Route 212), on the right when traveling north on Old Gunpowder Road. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Beltsville MD 20705, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 5 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Ammendale Normal Institute (approx. 1.3 miles away); Van Horn’s Tavern (approx. 1.4 miles away); Site of Van Horn's Tavern (approx. 1.5 miles away); Beltsville Agricultural Research Center - West (approx. 1.7 miles away); The First Telegram (approx. 1.9 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Beltsville.

By F. Robby, February 7, 2008

2. Gravesites

Flat stones topped with white paint mark the gravesites, about 20 feet east of the historic marker.

By F. Robby, February 7, 2008

3. Gravesites

Credits. This page originally submitted on April 14, 2007, by Dudeindacorner of Laurel, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,689 times since then. Photos: 1. submitted on April 14, 2007, by Dudeindacorner of Laurel, Maryland. 2, 3. submitted on February 10, 2008, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.