101 ► Delaware, Sussex County, Lewes, Belltown — SC-271 — Israel United Methodist Church —

In 1840, Israel United Methodist Church formed in the Belltown community west of Lewes. Israel established a cemetery in 1854 and formally incorporated in 1877. The congregation rebuilt the church in 1890 and again in 1916. Over time, the 1916 . . . — — Map (db m227870) HM

102 ► Delaware, Sussex County, Lewes, Belltown — SC-230 — The Coursey-Daisey Nanticoke Indian Burial Ground —

​Located within this neighborhood, a short distance south of here, is the burial ground of the Coursey and Daisey families, members of the Nanticoke Indian tribe. The graveside is unmarked except for a family tombstone noting the site. It . . . — — Map (db m104206) HM

103 ► Delaware, Sussex County, Lewes, Coolspring — SC-240 — Cool Spring Presbyterian Church —

Named for the river branch which runs along its northwest edge, Cool Spring Presbyterian Church was established circa 1726. Many of its members were Ulster Scots who had come to America from Ireland seeking religious freedom and economic . . . — — Map (db m150096) HM

104 ► Delaware, Sussex County, Lewes — SC-157 — Lewes Presbyterian Church —

The origin of this church can be traced to the earliest days of Presbyterianism in America. A congregation was established here in 1692 under the leadership of the Reverend Samuel Davis. The steady flow of immigrants from Scotland and Ireland . . . — — Map (db m38573) HM

105 ► Delaware, Sussex County, Lewes, Lewes Ferry Terminal — Unknown Sailors' Cemetery —

Lewes has been a Port-of-Call and a Harbor-of-Refuge since the 17th century. For generations during the ages of sail, a public burial ground in this immediate locality became the final resting place for hundred of sailors who lost their lives and . . . — — Map (db m176163) HM

106 ► Delaware, Sussex County, Lewes, Lewes Historic District — John Penrose Virden —

John Penrose Virden, Delaware River Pilot, built this house in 1888. He was a co-founder & the first President of the Pilots Association. Virden died in 1934 and is buried across the street in St. Peters Cemetery. — — Map (db m49591) HM

107 ► Delaware, Sussex County, Lewes, St. George Cemetery — SC-258 — St. George African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church and Cemetery —

St. George AME church was established prior to 1880 on land donated by Peter Lewis, a free black shipbuilder and AME church delegate. Initially, congregants met at the Old Bethel Meeting House, but soon acquired a corn crib to hold services in on . . . — — Map (db m150098) HM

108 ► Delaware, Sussex County, Milford, Cedar Creek — SC-115 — Slaughter Neck United Methodist Church —

The history of this congregation can be traced to the early days of Methodism in this country. In 1777 a group of area residents gathered at the home of a “Mr. Shockely” to organize a local Methodist “Society.” While visiting in July 1779, . . . — — Map (db m38623) HM

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109 ► Delaware, Sussex County, Milton — SC-127 — Goshen Cemetery —

In 1801 funds were raised to support the building of a place of worship for local Methodists. On January 16, 1802, church trustees purchased land here “on a rising ground beautifully situated for that purpose.” A frame chapel was erected . . . — — Map (db m38402) HM

110 ► Delaware, Sussex County, Milton — SC-162 — Governor Samuel Paynter —

A native and lifelong resident of this area, Samuel Paynter was born at Drawbridge on the Broadkill River on August 24, 1768. He was a successful merchant, farmer, and mill-owner, whose prosperity was closely linked to the commerce of the river. . . . — — Map (db m37562) HM

111 ► Delaware, Sussex County, Milton — Reynolds M.E. Church —

This Stone Marks The Site Of Reynolds M.E. Church Built 1872 Removed 1967 — — Map (db m169917) HM

112 ► Delaware, Sussex County, Milton — SC-222 — Site of Reynold's Church —

On October 14, 1869, a group of local residents gathered for the purpose of organizing and electing trustees for a Methodist Protestant church near Reynolds Mills. The following month, land was obtained to serve as a site for a house of worship. . . . — — Map (db m169916) HM

113 ► Delaware, Sussex County, Seaford — Concord United Methodist Church —

On August 24, 1804, the trustees of the Concord Methodist Meeting House purchased this site from Robert Boyce and his wife Nancy. Part of a larger tract known as "New Ireland," the land consisted of approximately three-eighths of an acre on which a . . . — — Map (db m38663) HM

114 ► Delaware, Sussex County, Seaford — SC-211 — Governor William H. H. Ross —

Born on June 2, 1814 in Laurel, Delware, William Henry Harrison Ross was the son of Caleb and Letitia Lofland ross. He was educated in local public schools and later attended Claremont Academy in Pennsylvania. As a young man Ross was employed in a . . . — — Map (db m168337) HM

115 ► Delaware, Sussex County, Selbyville — John McCabe — Patriot of the American Revolution —

Born in 1727, and a resident of this area by the 1750s, John McCabe was among the first to enlist when Delaware's Continental Regiment was reorganized in the winter of 1776-1777. An ardent supporter of Independence, he served throughout the war. . . . — — Map (db m39501) HM

116 ► Delaware, Sussex County, Selbyville — SC-92 — Old Sound Methodist Church —

In April, 1799, one of the state’s first Methodist societies was organized near this site by Reverend Freeborn Garrettson. On April 29, 1784, one acre of ground was purchased here for the erection of a “preaching house.” The Church became . . . — — Map (db m38147) HM

117 ► Delaware, Sussex County, Wiltbank Landing — The Morris Cemetery —

Reminders of the Past This cemetery and others on the Refuge are reminders of past life in this area. Native American were the first people to settle in this rich marshland. Muskrat, shellfish, fish, venison, and waterfowl were among the . . . — — Map (db m244448) HM

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