Dover in Kent County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Site of Carlisle African Methodist Episcopal Church

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 28, 2022

1. Site of Carlisle African Methodist Episcopal Church Marker

Inscription. In 1849, Caper and Leah Carlisle deeded a quarter-acre of land to Meeting House Trustees Jacob Allston, Peter Carlisle, James Collins, Perry Hawkins, and Nathaniel White. The Carlisles and the trustees were part of a free African American community located nearby at Cassons Corner. A wood-framed church was built on this site after 1849 and was reconstructed in 1879. Carlile African Methodist Church formally incorporated in 1921 and remained active through at least 1937. A cemetery remains at this site. Known surnames of those interred here include Downs, Driggus, Fisher, Fulman, Hovington, Johns, Robinson, Ross, Scott, and Simons.

Erected 2021 by Delaware Public Archives. (Marker Number KC-132.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Churches & Religion • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, and the Delaware Public Archives series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1849.

Location. 39° 9.401′ N, 75° 35.858′ W. Marker is in Dover, Delaware, in Kent County. Marker is on Sharon Hill Road (County Road 161/162) 0.3 miles east of Cahoon Branch Road (County

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Road 198), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2276 Sharon Hill Road, Dover DE 19904, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. West Dover Hundred (approx. 2.1 miles away); Union Lodge No.7, A.F. & A.M. (approx. 2.4 miles away); William W.M. Henry Comprehensive High School (approx. 3 miles away); Booker T. Washington School (approx. 3.1 miles away); Eden Hill Farm (approx. 3.2 miles away); Former Site of ILC Dover (approx. 3.3 miles away); Coming of the Railroad (approx. 3.4 miles away); Town of Wyoming (approx. 3.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dover.

Additional keywords. Black Methodism

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 28, 2022

2. Site of Carlisle African Methodist Episcopal Church Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 30, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 30, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 107 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 30, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.