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

Saint Mark's Episcopal Church

Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 13, 2010

1. Saint Mark's Episcopal Church Marker

Inscription. The first organized services for members of the Protestant Episcopal Church in this community were conducted by Rev. John A. Childs in a local schoolhouse in the mid 1840s. As a result of the declining condition of Prince George’s Chapel in nearby Dagsboro, and in response to the needs of the town’s growing population, a house of worship was built here on land that was purchased from Woolsey and Hetty Burton in 1849. In 1870, the old structure was removed and construction of the present building was commenced. The church was formally consecrated in May 1884. Two early rectors of note were Rev. William Ellis and Rev. Lewis W. Wells. St. Mark’s Parish Hall was constructed in 1963. In 2006 a Community Labyrinth and Meditation Gardens were completed on the former site of the Church Rectory.

Erected 2006 by Delaware Public Archives. (Marker Number SC-210.)

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 May 1884.

Location. 38° 35.529′ N, 75° 17.576′ W. Marker is in Millsboro, Delaware, in Sussex County. It is on West State Street (County Road 326), on the right when traveling east

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. Located between Wells Alley and Ellis Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 114 West State Street, Millsboro DE 19966, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Delaware’s Beaches.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic

and on the Delmarva Peninsula.

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 walking distance of this marker: Home of John J. Williams (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named The Ableman Homestead (about 500 feet away); Ball Theatre/Millstone Theatre (about 600 feet away); Home of Richard S. Cordrey (about 800 feet away); Grace United Methodist Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Indian River Hundred (approx. ¼ mile away); Askekesky (approx. ¼ mile away); Town of Millsboro (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Millsboro.

Another marker is no longer nearby. The Ableman Homestead (was about 500 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Saint Mark's Episcopal Church Marker, seen along West State Street image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 13, 2010

2. Saint Mark's Episcopal Church Marker, seen along West State Street

Saint Mark's Episcopal Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 13, 2010

3. Saint Mark's Episcopal Church

Saint Mark's Episcopal Church Front Door image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 13, 2010

4. Saint Mark's Episcopal Church Front Door

Credits. This page was last revised on March 4, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 19, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 916 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 19, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.