Pohick Church Marker

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Lorton in Fairfax County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Pohick Church

By J. J. Prats, March 25, 2006

1. Pohick Church Marker

Inscription. This building was begun in 1769 and completed by 1774, succeeding an earlier church two miles to the south. It was the Lower Church of Truro Parish, established in 1732, the parish of Mount Vernon and Gunston Hall. George William Fairfax, George Washington, and George Mason, vestrymen, were members of the building committee under which the church was constructed.

Erected 1934 by Conservation & Development Commission. (Marker Number E 72.)

Location. 38° 42.545′ N, 77° 11.591′ W. Marker is in Lorton, Virginia, in Fairfax County. Marker is at the intersection of Richmond Highway (U.S. 1) and Telegraph Road and Old Colchester Road (County Route 611), on the left when traveling south on Richmond Highway. Click for map. County Route 611 changes name at this intersection from Telegraph Road to Old Colchester Road. Marker is at or near this postal address: 9301 Richmond Highway, Lorton VA 22079, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Old Telegraph Line (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Pohick Church (here, next to this marker); The Herris Stone (within shouting distance of this marker); Wagener (within shouting distance of this marker); Noman Monroe Cole, Jr. (approx. 0.9 miles away); Lorton Station (approx. 1.2 miles away); Joseph W. Jordan (approx. 1.2 miles away); Mount Air Historic Site (approx. 1.4 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Lorton.

Old Telegraph Line and Pohick Church Markers Photo, Click for full size

By J. J. Prats, March 25, 2006

2. Old Telegraph Line and Pohick Church Markers

Taken from across the intersection, this photograph also shows the markers in front of an outbuilding of the church. Pohick Church itself is hidden behind the trees on the right.

Also see . . .
1. History of Pohick Church. From the church's website. (Submitted on March 25, 2006.)

2. The History of Truro Parish in Virginia. By Rev. Philip Slaughter, D.D. Edited with notes and addenda by Rev. Edward L. Goodwin Historiographer of the Diocese of Virginia Published by George W. Jacobs & Company, Publishers, Philadelphia, 1907. (Submitted on March 25, 2006.)

Pohick Church Photo, Click for full size

By J. J. Prats, March 25, 2006

3. Pohick Church

Building Behind Church Photo, Click for full size

By J. J. Prats, March 25, 2006

4. Building Behind Church

This is the same building shown in photograph No. 2

The Churchyard Photo, Click for full size

By J. J. Prats, March 25, 2006

5. The Churchyard

By J. J. Prats, March 25, 2006

6. The Churchyard

Credits. This page originally submitted on March 25, 2006, by J. J. Prats of Springfield, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,866 times since then. Last updated on November 22, 2008. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on March 25, 2006, by J. J. Prats of Springfield, Virginia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.