Historical Marker

Dudley's Chapel

Benton Corner Road (east side), 0.1 mile south of MD 300 · Sudlersville · Queen Anne's

Inscription

Dudley's Chapel Built in 1783 on land donated by Joshua Dudley The first Methodist meeting house in Queen Anne's County, it is one of the earliest surviving Methodist churches in the nation. It grew out of a society organized in 1774. Bishops Francis Asbury, Thomas Coke and Richard Whatcoat preached here.

The brick chapel was renovated in 1883. On National Register of Historic Places Maryland Historical Society

Location

AddressBenton Corner Road (east side), 0.1 mile south of MD 300

CitySudlersville

CountyQueen Anne's

StateMaryland

Coordinates39.182778, -75.892500

Sources

Maryland Department of Transportation, Roadside Historical Markers

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