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

Ebenezer Meeting House

First Methodist Episcopal Church in Beltsville, Maryland

Photographed by Dudeindacorner, April 14, 2007

1. Ebenezer Meeting House Marker

Inscription. In 1836, trustees of the Methodist Episcopal Church purchased one acre of land at this location from Evan Shaw, a Plantation Owner, at a cost of ten dollars.

Ebenezer Meeting House was built on this location and was in use until about 1861. A cemetery was located near the log meeting house. Several gravesites still remain.

Erected 1986 by the Prince George’s County Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1836.

Location. 39° 3.054′ N, 76° 55.356′ W. Marker is in Beltsville, Maryland, in Prince George's County. It is at the intersection of Old Gunpowder Road and Powdermill Road (Maryland Route 212), on the right when traveling north on Old Gunpowder Road. 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,

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Beltsville Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. and Ladies Auxiliary (approx. 1.1 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.3 miles away); Van Horn’s Tavern (approx. 1.4 miles away); Site of Van Horn's Tavern (approx. 1½ miles away); Lee Family Cemetery (approx. 1.7 miles

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away); Beltsville Agricultural Research Center - West (approx. 1.7 miles away); Brown’s Tavern (approx. 1.9 miles away); Site of Rhodes’ Tavern (approx. 1.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Beltsville.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Ammendale Normal Institute (was approx. 1.3 miles away but has been permanently removed).

Photographed by F. Robby, February 7, 2008

2. Gravesites

Flat stones topped with white paint mark the gravesites, about 20 feet east of the historic marker.

Photographed by F. Robby, February 7, 2008

3. Gravesites

Credits. This page was last revised on February 8, 2020. It was originally submitted on April 14, 2007, by Dudeindacorner of Laurel, Maryland. This page has been viewed 3,267 times since then and 51 times this year. Last updated on October 19, 2016. Photos: 1. submitted on April 14, 2007, by Dudeindacorner of Laurel, Maryland. 2, 3. submitted on February 10, 2008, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.