Stroudsburg in Monroe County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
"Little Bethel" AME Church
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. Colored Regiment (Co. G)——
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 • Churches & Religion • 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. Marker is in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, in Monroe County. Memorial is on 3rd Street north of Fulmer Avenue / Kraemer Avenue, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 113 North 3rd Street, Stroudsburg PA 18360, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Dansbury Mission (approx. 0.3 miles away); Colonel Jacob Stroud (approx. 0.3 miles away); Col. 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. (Submitted on February 26, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
Credits. This page was last revised on March 14, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 26, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 148 times since then and 61 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 26, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 5. submitted on December 31, 2023, by Shari Renee Chambers of Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania.