Mardela Springs in Wicomico County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Methodist Church
Barren Creek Springs Village
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 14, 2022
1. Methodist Church Marker
Inscription.
Methodist Church. Barren Creek Springs Village. In 1869 George Bounds and Thomas B. Taylor took the lead in building this church, and opened it in 1871. The center section was built first, and in 1906 an education wing was built on the east side. A new educational building with large kitchen and fellowship hall was added in 1962. A large cemetery was begun behind the church when it was built. Across the street, in what is now the Church parking lot, a large 3-story multi-use building stood, serving many roles. It began as meeting hall for the Grange, then in 1879 a town library, and home to the local Lyceum theater group. In the early 1900s it became YaYa's Place, a grocery/butcher shop, restaurant, oyster bar/ice cream parlor, saloon and dance hall, butcher shop, and even living quarters. Later, the Methodist Church bought the land and the building, in poor condition, was razed in the mid-1900s.
In 1869 George Bounds and Thomas B. Taylor took the lead in building this church, and opened it in 1871. The center section was built first, and in 1906 an education wing was built on the east side. A new educational building with large kitchen and fellowship hall was added in 1962. A large cemetery was begun behind the church when it was built. Across the street, in what is now the Church parking lot, a large 3-story multi-use building stood, serving many roles. It began as meeting hall for the Grange, then in 1879 a town library, and home to the local Lyceum theater group. In the early 1900s it became YaYa's Place, a grocery/butcher shop, restaurant, oyster bar/ice cream parlor, saloon and dance hall, butcher shop, and even living quarters. Later, the Methodist Church bought the land and the building, in poor condition, was razed in the mid-1900s.
Erected by Westside Historical Society. (Marker Number 11.)
W. Marker is in Mardela Springs, Maryland, in Wicomico County. Marker is on Main Street just east of Church Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 312 Main St, Mardela Springs MD 21837, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 14, 2022
2. The current Methodist church now stands where its predecessor once did.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 15, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 15, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 80 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on January 15, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
