St. George Cemetery in Lewes in Sussex County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

St. George African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church and Cemetery

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 16, 2020

1. St. George African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church and Cemetery Marker

Inscription. St. George AME church was established prior to 1880 on land donated by Peter Lewis, a free black shipbuilder and AME church delegate. Initially, congregants met at the Old Bethel Meeting House, but soon acquired a corn crib to hold services in on their own site. The adjacent plot of land on which the cemetery exists was purchased in 1881. A fire destroyed the original church and a second one, Old St. George, was constructed in 1888 with the church formally incorporating in 1899. A donation of land on Park Avenue allowed for the construction of a new church. In June 1933 the congregation marched from this site to their new location on Park Avenue.

Erected 2017 by Delaware Public Archives. (Marker Number SC-258.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, and the Delaware Public Archives series lists. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1933.

Location. 38° 46.752′ N, 75° 8.938′ W. Marker is in Lewes, Delaware, in

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Sussex County. It is in St. George Cemetery. It is on Pilottown Road just east of Ocean View Boulevard, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lewes DE 19958, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Delaware’s Beaches.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic,

on the Delmarva Peninsula,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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 walking distance of this marker: Station Master's House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Maull House (approx. 0.3 miles away); Harbeson Railroad Station Privy (approx. 0.3 miles away); Frederick E. Hudson (approx. 0.3 miles away); Thompson Country Store (approx. 0.4 miles away); Milk House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Menhaden Fishing Industry (approx. 0.4 miles away); Votes for Women (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 16, 2020

2. St. George African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church and Cemetery Marker

of all markers in Lewes.

Additional keywords. Black Methodism

Credits. This page was last revised on September 18, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 17, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 1,473 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 17, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.