Site of Dover's First Methodist Church (K-70) - Dover, DE
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Don.Morfe
N 39° 09.371 W 075° 31.748
18S E 454282 N 4334241
Site of Dover's First Methodist Church-Desiring a permanent place of worship, members acquired a one-half acre lot at this location from Vincent Loockerman. Marker is at the intersection of W. North Street and South Queen Street, Dover DE 19904.
Waymark Code: WM11G44
Location: Delaware, United States
Date Posted: 10/18/2019
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The text of the historical marker is: Site of Dover's First Methodist Church-In 1778, a Methodist Society was organized in Dover by Reverend Freeborn Garrettson. Desiring a permanent place of worship, members acquired a one-half acre lot at this location from Vincent Loockerman in 1782. Future Delaware Governor Richard Bassett contributed toward the construction of a forty foot square structure, which was named Wesley Chapel. Bishop Francis Asbury preached the first sermon here in 1784. The building was used until 1850, when a larger Wesley Methodist Episcopal Church was constructed on State Street. Notable burials include those of Bishop Richard Whatcoat, Delaware Governors Cornelius P. Comegys and Gove Saulsbury, and Representative Nathaniel B. Smithers.
Erected 2001 by Delaware Public Archives. (Marker Number K-70.)
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