Ware Church Marker

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

Ware Church

By Bernard Fisher, April 25, 2010

1. Ware Church Marker

Inscription. A mile east is Ware Church, built about 1693. Near by is Church Hill, another relic of colonial days. Not far distant is White Hall, a colonial mansion built by the Willis family.

Erected 1928 by Conservation & Development Commission. (Marker Number NA 2.)

Location. 37° 24.744′ N, 76° 31.196′ W. Marker is in Gloucester, Virginia, in Gloucester County. Marker is at the intersection of John Clayton Memorail Highway (Virginia Route 3) and Main Street (Virginia Route 14), on the right when traveling north on John Clayton Memorail Highway. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Gloucester VA 23061, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. To Gwynn's Island (here, next to this marker); Thomas Calhoun Walker (about 600 feet away, in a direct line); Pvt. James Daniel Gardner (approx. half a mile away); Gloucester in the Civil War (approx. half a mile away); Court House (approx. half a mile away); In Memoriam John Clayton (approx. half a mile away); To the Confederate Dead of Gloucester (approx. 0.6 miles away); Zion Poplars Baptist Church (approx. 0.7 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Gloucester.

Also see . . .

John Clayton Memorial Hwy (facing north) Photo, Click for full size

By Bernard Fisher, April 25, 2010

2. John Clayton Memorial Hwy (facing north)

Ware Episcopal Church. (Submitted on April 25, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Mechanicsville, Virginia.)

John Clayton Memorial Hwy & Main St Photo, Click for full size

By Bernard Fisher, April 25, 2010

3. John Clayton Memorial Hwy & Main St

Ware Episcopal Church, c.1690 Photo, Click for full size

By Bernard Fisher, July 31, 2010

4. Ware Episcopal Church, c.1690

Credits. This page originally submitted on April 25, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Mechanicsville, Virginia. This page has been viewed 472 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 25, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Mechanicsville, Virginia. 4. submitted on August 4, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Mechanicsville, Virginia.