Gulfport in Harrison County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Riley Chapel UMC

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 9, 2024

1. Riley Chapel UMC Marker

Inscription. Riley Chapel, located in the Handsboro community, was founded in 1869 as the Methodist Episcopal Church (Colored). In 1907. a wood-framed church was built with a bell, wooden pews, and stained-glass windows. The property also included a parsonage next to the church. The congregation built a new brick church in 1960 and renamed it Riley Chapel United Methodist Church in honor of the first pastor.

Erected 2021 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1869.

Location. 30° 23.736′ N, 89° 1.855′ W. Marker is in Gulfport, Mississippi, in Harrison County. It is on Church Street west of Watkins Avenue, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1107 Church St, Gulfport MS 39507, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South,

specifically in

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the Deep South,

and on the Gulf Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Handsboro (approx. 0.2 miles away); Handsboro Presbyterian Church (approx. ¼ mile away); Gulf Coast College (approx. 0.4 miles away); Mississippi City Colored School (approx. 0.6 miles away); Gulf Coast Military Academy (approx. 1.1 miles away); St. Mark's Episcopal Church (approx. 1.2 miles away); Mississippi City Courthouse (approx. 1.3 miles away); Memorialization of Jefferson Davis (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gulfport.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 9, 2024

2. Riley Chapel UMC Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 15, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 15, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 279 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 15, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.