East Dover Hundred in Kent County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Bishop Richard Allen

Founder of the A.M.E. Church

Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 17, 2012

1. Bishop Richard Allen Marker, now sporting QR Code, lower right

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Inscription. Richard Allen founded and became the first Bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church in 1816. Born into slavery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on February 14, 1760, Allen and his family were sold to a family near Dover in 1772. While there, he purchased his freedom, became a minister and joined the Continental Army as a non-combatant during the Revolutionary War. After returning to Philadelphia, he and Sussex Countian, Absalom Jones, founded the Free African Society in 1787. He helped organize and was elected president of the “The First Convention of the People of Colour” in 1830.

Erected 1989 by Delaware Public Archives. (Marker Number K-43.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, and the Delaware Public Archives series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is February 14, 1760.

Location. 39° 9.509′ N, 75° 31.353′ W. Marker is in Dover, Delaware, in Kent County. It is in East Dover Hundred. It is at the intersection of Easr Loockerman Street and Federal Street, in the median on Easr Loockerman Street.

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Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Dover DE 19901, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is 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: …and His Accomplishments (within shouting distance of this marker); Crawford Carroll, the Man… (within shouting distance of this marker); Dover (within shouting distance of this marker); Armed Forces Memorial (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Pearl Harbor Survivors Association, Inc. (about 500 feet away); World War II Memorial (about 500 feet away); Wesley United Methodist Church (about 500 feet away); The State of Delaware Historical Markers Program (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dover.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. To better understand the relationship, study each marker in the order shown.

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Bishop Richard Allen Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Pfingsten, December 15, 2010

2. Bishop Richard Allen Marker

This is a photo of the marker from before the QR code was added.

Photographed by Bill Pfingsten, December 15, 2010

3. Bishop Richard Allen Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 15, 2026. It was originally submitted on December 18, 2010, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,015 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on October 22, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 2, 3. submitted on December 18, 2010, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.