Milford Hundred in Felton in Kent County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Laws Chapel

Photographed by Don Morfe, November 10, 2019

1. Laws Chapel Marker

Inscription. In 1802, Joshua Laws donated this land for the construction of a Methodist Episcopal chapel. Named in honor of Laws, the church served the local community until 1856 when a new building was constructed. Following a period of inactivity in the mid-twentieth century, the property was purchased in 1953 by Mennonites from the Greenwood area. The chapel was remodeled and enlarged in 1975. In December 2014, the interior of the church was damaged by fire. One year later, a restored Laws Chapel was dedicated on December 6, 2015.

Erected 2016 by Delaware Public Archives. (Marker Number KC-120.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Delaware Public Archives series list. A significant historical month for this entry is December 2014.

Location. 38° 58.704′ N, 75° 30.018′ W. Marker is in Felton, Delaware, in Kent County. It is in Milford Hundred. It is on Carpenter Bridge Road. At the intersection with Canterbury Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4874 Carpenter Bridge Road, Felton DE 19943, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Mid-Atlantic

and on the Delmarva Peninsula.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Geographic Center of Delaware (approx. 3 miles away); Barratt's Chapel (approx.

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3.8 miles away); Captain Jonathan Caldwell (approx. 3.8 miles away); a different marker also named Barratt's Chapel (approx. 3.9 miles away); World War II Memorial (approx. 4.2 miles away); Colonel John Haslet (approx. 4½ miles away); Rescue House of Prayer (approx. 4½ miles away); Town of Felton (approx. 4.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Felton.

Photographed by Don Morfe, November 10, 2019

2. Laws Chapel Marker

Photographed by Don Morfe, November 10, 2019

3. Laws Chapel Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 15, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 12, 2019, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 497 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 12, 2019, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.