Chickahominy Church Marker

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Toano in James City County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Chickahominy Church

By Bernard Fisher, October 24, 2009

1. Chickahominy Church Marker

Inscription. Two miles south is the site of the colonial Chickahominy Church, now destroyed. Lafayette's forces camped there, July 6-8, 1781. The church was used as a hospital after the battle of Green Spring, July 6, 1781.

Erected 1927 by Conservation & Development Commission. (Marker Number W 32.)

Location. 37° 22.749′ N, 76° 48.189′ W. Marker is in Toano, Virginia, in James City County. Marker is at the intersection of Chickahominy Road (Virginia Route 631) and Richmond Road (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling south on Chickahominy Road. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Toano VA 23168, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. State Shipyard (approx. ¼ mile away); Burnt Ordinary (approx. ¼ mile away); Hickory Neck Church (approx. one mile away); Olive Branch Christian Church (approx. one mile away); White Hall Tavern (approx. 1.5 miles away); New Kent Road (approx. 2.8 miles away); Six-Mile Ordinary (approx. 3.8 miles away); Spencer's Ordinary (approx. 3.8 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Toano.

Also see . . . Battle of Green Spring. NPS Historical Handbook (Submitted on October 24, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Mechanicsville, Virginia.)

Chickahominy Rd & Richmond Rd (facing west). Photo, Click for full size

By Bernard Fisher, October 24, 2009

2. Chickahominy Rd & Richmond Rd (facing west).

Credits. This page originally submitted on October 24, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Mechanicsville, Virginia. This page has been viewed 442 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 24, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Mechanicsville, Virginia.