Glen Burnie in Anne Arundel County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Marley Chapel

Photographed By F. Robby, December 30, 2002

1. Marley Chapel Marker

Inscription. Erected, 1731, near this site, Marley Chapel served as a chapel of ease for the northern parish area of St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church. After its abandonment bricks from the chapel were used in constructing St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, Glen Burnie, completed 1904.

Erected by Ann Arrundell Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Churches & Religion • Colonial Era. A significant historical year for this entry is 1731.

Location. 39° 9.355′ N, 76° 36.031′ W. Marker is in Glen Burnie, Maryland, in Anne Arundel County. Marker is at the intersection of Baltimore-Annapolis Boulevard (Maryland Route 648) and Furnace Branch Road (Maryland Route 270), on the right when traveling south on Baltimore-Annapolis Boulevard. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Glen Burnie MD 21060, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Harundale Mall (approx. 0.9 miles away); To All Who Served (approx. 1.1 miles away); Recreation Acres (approx. 1.1 miles away); Sgt. Ronald M. Randazzo (approx. 1.3 miles away); Defending the Chesapeake Bay (approx. 1.4 miles away); World War 1917 (approx. 1.4 miles away); World War II

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(approx. 1½ miles away); St. Alban's Episcopal Church (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Glen Burnie.

Photographed By F. Robby, September 8, 2018

2. Marley Chapel Marker

Marley Chapel image. Click for full size.

Photographed By St. Alban's Episcopal Church

3. Marley Chapel

This drawing of the chapel is included on the St. Alban's website: www.st-albans.ang-md.org.

St. Alban's Episcopal Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed By F. Robby, October 30, 2007

4. St. Alban's Episcopal Church

The church that was built in part with the bricks from the Marley Chapel, located at 1st Avenue and A Street, 1.8 miles west of the historical marker.

Maryland Historic Place Plaque image. Click for full size.

Photographed By F. Robby, October 30, 2007

5. Maryland Historic Place Plaque

Plaque attached to St. Alban's Episcopal Church.

Old Marley Church Stone image. Click for full size.

Photographed By F. Robby, October 30, 2007

6. Old Marley Church Stone

Stone built into the St. Alban's Episcopal Church.

Stone Marker on St. Alban's Church grounds. image. Click for full size.

Photographed By F. Robby, October 30, 2007

7. Stone Marker on St. Alban's Church grounds.

"The site of Old Marley Chapel A.D. 1731-1904. Now St. Alban's Glen Burnie. (arrow pointing east) ← 1½ M."

Credits. This page was last revised on August 5, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 9, 2007, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 3,336 times since then and 56 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on October 9, 2007, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland. 2. submitted on April 7, 2019, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland. 3. submitted on September 7, 2013, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland. 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on October 30, 2007, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.