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

Dickerson Chapel A.M.E. Church

Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 20, 2011

1. Dickerson Chapel A.M.E. Church Marker

Inscription. On May 2, 1868, the African Methodist Episcopal Church purchased land west of Millsboro from John M. Burton and first church building was soon built. In 1885, the Church officially changed its name to Dickersons Chapel to honor Bishop William Fisher Dickerson. Known locally as the Old Field Church, the church building was renovated and rebuilt several times during the early part of the 20th century. In 1923, Juba Boyce willed land at this site to the Church. The congregation moved to this location in 1970 when the present Dickerson Chapel was built under the leadership of Rev. E.L. Coleman.

Erected 1994 by Delaware State Archives. (Marker Number SC-102.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, and the Delaware Public Archives series lists. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1779.

Location. 38° 34.145′ N, 75° 16.834′ W. Marker is in Millsboro, Delaware, in Sussex County. It is on East Dupont Blvd. (U.S. 113), on

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the right when traveling north. Located between Handy Road (State Hwy 20) and County Road 337A. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Town of Millsboro (approx. 1.3 miles away); Grace United Methodist Church (approx. 1½ miles away); Ball Theatre/Millstone Theatre (approx. 1.6 miles away); The Ableman Homestead (approx. 1.7 miles away); Millsboro's Oldest Commercial Structure: The Benjamin Burton Store, a part of the town's history (approx. 1.7 miles away); Home of John J. Williams (approx. 1.7 miles away); Saint Mark's Episcopal Church (approx. 1.7 miles away); Home of Richard S. Cordrey

Dickerson Chapel A.M.E. Church and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 20, 2011

2. Dickerson Chapel A.M.E. Church and Marker

(approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Millsboro.

Another marker is no longer nearby. The Ableman Homestead (was approx. 1.7 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Dickerson Chapel A.M.E. Church Marker, northbound along US 113, East Dupont Blvd image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 20, 2011

3. Dickerson Chapel A.M.E. Church Marker, northbound along US 113, East Dupont Blvd

Dickerson Chapel A.M.E. Church Marker, looking south along East Dupont Blvd image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 20, 2011

4. Dickerson Chapel A.M.E. Church Marker, looking south along East Dupont Blvd

Credits. This page was last revised on March 4, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 27, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,252 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 2, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.