Near Harbeson in Sussex County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
St. Georges Chapel
Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 13, 2010
1. St. Georges Chapel Marker
Original Building - 1719
Present Building 1794
Remodeled 1893
Erected 1962 by Daughters of the American Colonists.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Colonists, and the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1719.
Location. 38° 41.063′ N, 75° 13.103′ W. Marker is near Harbeson, Delaware, in Sussex County. It is on Beaver Dam Road (County Road 285), on the right when traveling south. Located between Stockley Road (Co 280) and Hollymount Road (Co 48). Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 20274 Beaver Dam Rd, Harbeson DE 19951, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on Delawares 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Saint George's Chapel (here, next to this marker); Indian Mission United Methodist Church (approx. 1.2 miles away); Conley's Chapel (approx. 1.7 miles away); Rabbit's Ferry School 201-C (approx. 2.7 miles away); Cool Spring Presbyterian Church (approx. 3.8 miles away); A History of the Junction & Breakwater Railroad
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Regarding St. Georges Chapel. National Register of Historic Places:
St. George's Chapel (added 1973 - Building - #73000556)
Historic Significance: Event
Area of Significance: Religion
Period of Significance: 1750-1799
Historic Function: Religion
Historic Sub-function: Religious Structure
Also see . . . St. George's Chapel - National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form.
The site of St. George's Chapel was bought in 1706 by a group of Anglicans, but no edifice was erected until 1719. The first regular minister, William Beckett, arrived in 1721 as a missionary from the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel. The congregation worshipped in this frame building until 1792, when it was destroyed by fire. The present chapel, completed in 1794, was built of bricks fired in a clamp that still can be seen in the woods nearby. The single-center plain, with the pulpit in the chancel, was unusual but not unknown in Anglican worship.
Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 13, 2010
2. St. Georges Chapel Marker
Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 13, 2010
3. St. Georges Chapel
Credits. This page was last revised on April 24, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 1, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 804 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 5, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.
