Aldie in Loudoun County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Mt. Zion Historic Park
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, June 12, 2017
1. Mt. Zion Historic Park Marker
Inscription.
Mt. Zion Historic Park. . Welcome to Mt. Zion Historic Park, a property of the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority. Built in 1851, this Old School Baptist Church was a place of worship, and also a critical site during the Civil War because of its location at the junction of two early roads and on high ground. The church building was used as a barracks, hospital, prison, and rendezvous point at various times from 1861-1865. The Battle of Mt. Zion, on July 6, 1864, brought Union forces up against Confederate partisan fighter John S. Mosby and his men. Graffiti on the interior walls of the church show names and regiments of soldiers that once were here., The congregation of the church worshipped here on the fourth Sunday of each month except for the years of the Civil War. The church continued to serve as a place of worship until 1980, when the congregation had dwindled to just a few individuals. Mt. Zion was restored in 2007-2008 and is open to the public for tours and special programs, and is a rental property.
Welcome to Mt. Zion Historic Park, a property of the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority. Built in 1851, this Old School Baptist Church was a place of worship, and also a critical site during the Civil War because of its location at the junction of two early roads and on high ground. The church building was used as a barracks, hospital, prison, and rendezvous point at various times from 1861-1865. The Battle of Mt. Zion, on July 6, 1864, brought Union forces up against Confederate partisan fighter John S. Mosby and his men. Graffiti on the interior walls of the church show names and regiments of soldiers that once were here.
The congregation of the church worshipped here on the fourth Sunday of each month except for the years of the Civil War. The church continued to serve as a place of worship until 1980, when the congregation had dwindled to just a few individuals. Mt. Zion was restored in 2007-2008 and is open to the public for tours and special programs, and is a rental property.
W. Marker is in Aldie, Virginia, in Loudoun County. Marker can be reached from the intersection of Lee Jackson Memorial Highway (U.S. 50) and Watson Road (Virginia Route 860), on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 40309 John Mosby Hwy, Aldie VA 20105, United States of America. Touch for directions.
More about this marker. At Mount Zion Old School Baptist Church.
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, June 12, 2017
2. Mt. Zion Historic Park Marker & Elders of Mt. Zion Old School Baptist Church Marker
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, June 12, 2017
3. Mt. Zion Old School Baptist Church Interior
Close-up of photo on marker
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, June 12, 2017
4. Mt. Zion Old School Baptist Church Interior
Close-up of photo on marker
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, June 12, 2017
5. Mt. Zion Old School Baptist Church & Cemetery
Close-up of photo on marker
Photographed By Bradley Owen, October 21, 2016
6. Mt. Zion Baptist Church
Credits. This page was last revised on April 26, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 21, 2017, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 461 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on June 21, 2017, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 6. submitted on April 24, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.