Sunny Side near Frederick in Frederick County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Mountville School and Sunnyside Church

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 6, 2025

1. Mountville School and Sunnyside Church Marker

Inscription. The Mountville community was established by formerly enslaved people after emancipation. Many purchased land by mortgaging their homes. Before completion of the school and church, services were held in homes. The Mountville School was completed ca. 1888 and the Board of Education allowed the building to be used for Sunday worship. The Sunnyside Church was constructed ca. 1899 and is now Sunnyside New Life Community Church.

Erected 2025 by Maryland Department of Transportation; Maryland Historical Trust.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Maryland Historical Trust series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1888.

Location. 39° 20.285′ N, 77° 30.507′ W. Marker is near Frederick, Maryland, in Frederick County. It is in the Sunny Side. It is at the intersection of Mountville Road and U.S. 15, on the right when traveling east on Mountville Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Frederick MD 21703, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area

and in Central Maryland.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic.

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 one of the original Thirteen Colonies

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Honoring Our Veterans (approx. 2 miles away); The Jefferson Town Well

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(approx. 2 miles away); Jefferson (approx. 2 miles away); Abraham Lakin 2nd (approx. 2 miles away); Carroll's Mill (approx. 2.7 miles away); A Lockkeeper's Life (approx. 3½ miles away); Fall and Rise of an Aqueduct (approx. 3.7 miles away); Aqueduct Stones (approx. 3.7 miles away).

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 6, 2025

2. Mountville School and Sunnyside Church Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 6, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 6, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 79 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 6, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.

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