Stroudsburg in Monroe County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
"Little Bethel" AME Church
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 25, 2023
1. "Little Bethel" AME Church Marker
In 1868 the "Little Bethel" AME Church was built as a permanent place of worship for free yet segregated Native and Black Americans. Here they worshiped "Almighty God." The diverse congregation included Monroe County's Veterans of the United States "Colored Troops" (USCT) of the Civil War. Mustered from Camp William Penn, Pennsylvania's 3rd USCT sieged forts in South Carolina with the famed 55th Massachusetts Infantry; Pennsylvania's 8th USCT fought at the Battle of Olustee, Florida with the 54th Massachusetts, and one became a POW at Andersonville, Georgia. The 22nd USCT even pursued President Lincoln's assassin and led his funeral procession.
Monroe County commemorates our men for their service and sacrifice to this country.
The Eighth U.S. Colored Regiment (Co. [G]) Drafted
Burnese Haines Edward Haines John Jones William Smith
The Eighth U.S. Colored Regiment (Co. K)
Theodore Carver Robert F. Smith Amos Huff
George Johnson, POW (Andersonville, Georgia) Ogden Huff
Benjamin Ray Daniel Washington Moses Washington
The Twenty-Second U.S. Colored Regiment (Co. G)
Charles Adams Jacob Boyd Walter Jackson Stephen Henry
The Twenty-Fourth U.S. Colored Regiment (Co. G)
Sanford Haines James Ray
The Twenty-Fifth U.S.
this page online
John A. Quago (Father) John Quago (Cpl) (Son)
William H. Anderson Solomon Fristee
Erected by Shari Renee Chambers.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Religion & Religious Structures • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1868.
Location. 40° 59.594′ N, 75° 11.508′ W. Memorial is in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, in Monroe County. It is on 3rd Street north of Fulmer Avenue / Kraemer Avenue, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 113 North 3rd Street, Stroudsburg PA 18360, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in the Pocono Mountains and in Greater Scranton and Wilkes-Barre. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Dansbury Mission (approx. 0.3 miles away); Col. Jacob Stroud (approx. 0.3 miles away); Colonel Jacob Stroud (approx. 0.3 miles away); War Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); A. Mitchell Palmer (approx. 0.4 miles away); Jacob Stroud (approx. half a mile away); Monroe County (approx. half a mile away); Monroe County "Boys in Blue" Honored Dead (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Stroudsburg.
Also see . . . Stroudsburg Little Bethel Historical Association
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 25, 2023
2. "Little Bethel" AME Church and Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 25, 2023
3. "Little Bethel" AME Church
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 25, 2023
4. "Little Bethel" AME Church Date Stone
Photographed by Shari Renee Chambers, 23july16
5. "Little Bethel" AME Church Marker
I, Shari Renee Chambers, successfully fought to have my ancestors U.S. Colored Troop commemorative plaque erected 23july16! Held ceremony with family and appearing in photo Wash., DC Deputy Director of Veterans Affairs Earl Newsome. Monroe County VA Dirwctor Joel Kellers research made it easy for me to compose the verbiage of the commemorative plaque. I am NOT affiliated with SLBHA and they've misconstrued our history and disavowed our lineage! I erected the plaque, they were not involved at all! They're my successors, We are the surviving congregants, I am the youngest living and mother Joan D.Amhurst Chambers, Vivian Amhurst and Carl Anthony Capone are the elders living-2023. None of SLBHA are related to any of the historical members of Little Bethel! I am correcting these UNTRUTHS! Call me: 570-202-2722 or [email protected] email me for our true history!
Credits. This page was last revised on March 14, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 26, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 650 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 26, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 5. submitted on December 31, 2023, by Shari Renee Chambers of Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania.
