Leesburg in Loudoun County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Old Stone Church Site
Erected 1989 by Department of Conservation and Historic Resources. (Marker Number T-23.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Churches & Religion • Colonial Era. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources series list. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1892.
Location. 39° 6.956′ N, 77° 34′ W. Marker is in Leesburg, Virginia, in Loudoun County. Marker is at the intersection of Market Street (Business Virginia Route 7) and Liberty Street, on the left when traveling west on Market Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Leesburg VA 20175, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 10 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. 1862 Antietam Campaign (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Leesburg (about 500 feet away); a different marker also named Old Stone Church Site (about 500 feet away); Early Methodism in Leesburg (about 500 feet away); Highlights of History / The Old Stone Church in Nineteenth-Century Leesburg (about 500 feet away); Site of The Old Stone Church / Successors to the Old Stone Church (about 600 feet away); An Early Methodist Parsonage / The Archaeology of a Church (about 600 feet away); In 2018 during the construction of new residences… (about 600 feet away); a different marker also named Leesburg (about 600 feet away); In Memory of Richard Owings (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Leesburg.
More about this marker. At the entrance to the present day Leesburg United Methodist Church. The site of the original stone church is approximately 500 feet north at the intersection of Cornwall and Liberty Streets.
Also see . . . Article on Old Stone Church. From the General Commission on Archives and History of the United Methodist Church. (Submitted on July 4, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
Credits. This page was last revised on January 21, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 4, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,519 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 4, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.