Preston in Caroline County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Site of Frazier’s Chapel

Preston, Maryland, 1785

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, November 3, 2007

1. Site of Frazier's Chapel Marker

Inscription. Built by Rev. Freeborn Garrettson and Captain William Frazier. Early Methodist pastors included Jesse Lee, Joseph Everette and Bishops Francis Asbury and John Emory. Remodeled and named Bethesda 1849. Present church built 1875. Rebuilt 1958.

Erected by Maryland Historical Society.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Francis Asbury, Traveling Methodist Preacher, and the Maryland Historical Trust series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1849.

Location. 38° 42.792′ N, 75° 54.53′ W. Marker is in Preston, Maryland, in Caroline County. It is at the intersection of Main Street (Maryland Route 331) and Harmony Road ( Route 16), on the left when traveling south on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Preston MD 21655, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on the Eastern Shore.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic,

on the Delmarva Peninsula,

and in the Tidewater.

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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Linchester Mill (approx. one mile away); The Underground Railroad (approx. one mile away); Linchester (approx. one mile away); a different marker also named Linchester Mill (approx. 1.1 miles away); Mt. Pleasant Cemetery (approx. 1.1 miles away); Mt. Pleasant M. E. Church

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(approx. 1.1 miles away); Leverton House (approx. 1.1 miles away); Freedom (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Preston.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Preston (was about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been confirmed missing).

Bethesda United Methodist Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, November 3, 2007

2. Bethesda United Methodist Church

Bethesda Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, November 3, 2007

3. Bethesda Cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on February 24, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 6, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,043 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 6, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.