Beltsville in Prince George's County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Queen’s Chapel Methodist Church, Established 1868

Photographed by Geoff Marsh, November 11, 2011

1. Queen's Chapel Methodist Church, Established 1868 Marker

Inscription. Site of the original Queen's Chapel Church, founded just after the Civil War by Thomas Queen and other Trustees. The church was build at the location of an early African-American burying ground, and became an important meeting place for the black communities of Rossville, Muirkirk, and Vansville. The building was destroyed by fire in 1890 and rebuilt in 1901. The current church was completed in 1953 on land across the road from the old church and cemetery.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1890.

Location. 39° 3.571′ N, 76° 52.632′ W. Marker is in Beltsville, Maryland, in Prince George's County. It is on Old Muirkirk Road. Located directly across the street from the current Queen's Chapel Methodist Church on Old Muirkirk Rd. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Beltsville MD 20705, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

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and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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 one of the original Thirteen Colonies

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: When the Iron was Hot: African American Ironworkers of Muirkirk (approx. 0.2 miles away); Iron Production: Maryland's Industrial Past / The Ironmaking Process (approx. 0.2 miles away); Abraham Hall: An African American Benevolent Lodge (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Three Sisters: Close Knit Communities of the Laurel Area (approx. 0.2 miles away); George Washington Carver (approx. 0.8 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away); Welcome to Dinosaur Park (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Dinosaurs of Dinosaur Park (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Beltsville.

Other markers no longer nearby. When the Iron was Hot: African America Ironworkers of Muirkirk (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been replaced

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, August 4, 2013

2. Queen’s Chapel Methodist Church, Established 1868 Marker

with another marker now near it); Iron Production: Maryland's Industrial Past / The Iron Making Process (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Abraham Hall: A Historic African American Benevolent Lodge (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Three Sisters: Close Knit Communities of the Laurel Area (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Also see . . . Queen's Chapel and Burial Grounds. Maryland Inventory of Historical Properties website entry:
"This is the site of the original Queen Chapel, next to the cemetery which is still in use. The first church was a small log structure; it was replaced on the same site by a frame church. The present Queen's Chapel is a brick structure built across from the cemetery on the north side of Old Muirkirk Road. The cemetery contains some very old stones, including some with attractive primitive inscriptions." (Submitted on August 5, 2013, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.)

Photographed by Geoff Marsh, November 11, 2012

3. Queen's Chapel Methodist Church, Established 1868 Marker

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, August 4, 2013

4. Queen’s Chapel Methodist Church, Established 1868 Marker

Queen’s Chapel A. U. M. Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, August 4, 2013

5. Queen’s Chapel A. U. M. Church

The brick structure across Old Muirkirk Road was built in 1953.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, August 4, 2013

6. Steps

These steps in the Queen's Chapel cemetery are remnants of the 1901 frame church.

Augustus Ross. Sr. (1855-1933)<br> Grave Stone in Queen's Chapel Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, August 4, 2013

7. Augustus Ross. Sr. (1855-1933)
Grave Stone in Queen's Chapel Cemetery

Ironworker Agustus Ross built a log home near the Muirkirk iron furnace in the 1880's. Other African American Ironworkers followed him to what became the community of Rossville.

Sarah Wife of Augustus Ross, Sr.<br>(1862-1928) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, August 4, 2013

8. Sarah Wife of Augustus Ross, Sr.
(1862-1928)

James M. Crump (1908-198?) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, August 4, 2013

9. James M. Crump (1908-198?)

Gravestone in Queen's Chapel Cemetery

Three Wooden Crosses image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, August 4, 2013

10. Three Wooden Crosses

Georgiana Smith, Mary E. Smith & Ethel C. Braxton, at Queen's Chapel Cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on May 24, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 11, 2012, by Geoff Marsh of Beltsville, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,167 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on November 11, 2012, by Geoff Marsh of Beltsville, Maryland. 2. submitted on August 5, 2013, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 3. submitted on November 11, 2012, by Geoff Marsh of Beltsville, Maryland. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. submitted on August 5, 2013, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.