Broadkill Hundred near Milton in Sussex County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Zion United Methodist Church

Zion United Methodist Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 12, 2010

1. Zion United Methodist Marker

Inscription. This congregation was formally established in 1818 when a group of local Methodists obtained land on which to construct a house of worship from Aletta Clark. Known as Zion Methodist Episcopal Church, the small frame structure was located a short distance east of this location on the opposite side of the road. By 1873 the condition of the original church had deteriorated and additional space was needed for the growing congregation. Property at this location was secured, a new building was erected, and a graveyard was established. The church was dedicated on January 25, 1874. Following many years of service, it was destroyed by fire in 1943. After an intensive campaign to raise funds, the present brick church was completed and opened on October 7, 1945. The remains of several persons were reinterred here after the cemetery was established. Notable among these are Helmanius Wiltbank, a prominent early settler of this area, and Captain Cord Hazzard, a distinguished officer in the American Revolution.

Erected 2003 by Delaware Public Archives. (Marker Number SC-174.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Delaware Public Archives series list. A significant historical month for this entry is January 1929.

Location. 38° 48.101′ N, 75° 16.645′ W. Marker is near Milton, Delaware, in Sussex County. It is in Broadkill Hundred. It is on Beach Highway (Delaware Route 16) near Zion Church Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 26743 Coastal Hwy, Milton DE 19968, 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,

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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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Mansion Farm: the David Robbins Homestead (approx. 0.8 miles away); Cedar Creek Hundred (approx. 1.4 miles away); Songbirds (approx. 2 miles away); Milton Public School #196-C (approx. 2.1 miles away); Milton (approx. 2.3 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.3 miles away); 337 Union Street (approx. 2.4 miles away); 406 Union Street (approx. 2.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Milton.

Zion United Methodist Church and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 12, 2010

2. Zion United Methodist Church and Marker

Zion United Methodist Church Marker, as seen looking west along Beach Highway (State Road 16) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 12, 2010

3. Zion United Methodist Church Marker, as seen looking west along Beach Highway (State Road 16)

Zion United Methodist Church Cornerstone image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 12, 2010

4. Zion United Methodist Church Cornerstone

Zion United Methodist Church Wiltbank- Hazzard Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 12, 2010

5. Zion United Methodist Church Wiltbank- Hazzard Memorial

Helmanius Fredric Wiltbank

Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 12, 2010

6. Zion United Methodist Church Wiltbank- Hazzard Memorial

Coard Hazzard

Zion United Methodist Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 12, 2010

7. Zion United Methodist Church

Coard Hazzard
Delaware
Captain Delaware Militia
Revolutionary War
April 28 1750 March 13 1831

Credits. This page was last revised on June 5, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 20, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 994 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on October 20, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.