Laurel in Sussex County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Epworth Cemetery

Photographed by Pete Skillman, April 17, 2024

1. Epworth Cemetery Marker

Inscription. On June 6, 1890, Benjamin H. Elliot and his wife, Sarah Ann Hastings Elliot, donated this land and building materials for the construction of Epworth Methodist Episcopal Church. They had previously donated land for the site of Sycamore Public School, which was located directly in front of this cemetery. Sycamore Public School was destroyed by fire on December 1, 1952, and thereafter, students were transferred to Laurel Public School. Trustees pledged for the land to be used for the ministry and membership of Epworth Methodist Episcopal Church. Following the church's closing, the building was moved in 1983 to the Marvel Museum in Georgetown.

Erected 2022 by Delaware Public Archives. (Marker Number SC-159.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Education • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Delaware Public Archives series list. A significant historical date for this entry is June 6, 1890.

Location. 38° 35.699′ N, 75° 28.459′ W. Marker is in Laurel, Delaware, in Sussex County. It is on Sycamore Road, on the right when traveling

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east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 15051 Sycamore Road, Laurel DE 19956, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Mid-Atlantic,

on the Delmarva Peninsula,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

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

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hardscrabble (approx. 1.8 miles away); Asbury United Methodist Church (approx. 2.2 miles away); Trinity Methodist Church (approx. 3.3 miles away); Nathaniel Mitchell (approx. 4.1 miles away); a different marker also named Nathaniel Mitchell (approx. 4.1 miles away); Old Christ Church (approx. 4.1 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 4.4 miles away); Historic Mills of the Trap Pond Area (approx. 4.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Laurel.

Epworth Cemetery Marker wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Pete Skillman, April 17, 2024

2. Epworth Cemetery Marker wide view

Credits. This page was last revised on September 26, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 17, 2024, by Pete Skillman of Wilmington, Delaware. This page has been viewed 396 times since then and 21 times this year. Last updated on September 23, 2025, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 17, 2024, by Pete Skillman of Wilmington, Delaware. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.