Falls Church, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Columbia Baptist Church
Photographed By Carl Clifford, March 27, 2009
1. Columbia Baptist Church Marker
Inscription.
Columbia Baptist Church. . In 1859, the church trustees bought this ½ acre (part of 1729 248-acre Trammell Grant) for $100. The 2-story clapboard over timber church served as a Union hospital and appears in Matthew Brady photos. Pastor John Read was shot by Mosby Troops as Union spy. When congregation became inactive, church was site of 1875 first town council meeting and first public school. Jefferson Institute, 1875 to 1882. Church was reorganized in 1880 and relocated in 1909 to West Columbia St. Church here was demolished and replaced by Episcopalian parish hall in 1920
In 1859, the church trustees bought this ½ acre (part of 1729 248-acre Trammell Grant) for $100. The 2-story clapboard over timber church served as a Union hospital and appears in Matthew Brady photos. Pastor John Read was shot by Mosby Troops as Union spy. When congregation became inactive, church was site of 1875 first town council meeting and first public school. Jefferson Institute, 1875 to 1882. Church was reorganized in 1880 and relocated in 1909 to West Columbia St. Church here was demolished and replaced by Episcopalian parish hall in 1920
Location. 38° 52.882′ N, 77° 10.191′ W. Marker is in Falls Church, Virginia. Marker is on East Broad Street (Virginia Route 7), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Falls Church VA 22046, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on April 2, 2009, by Carl Clifford of Arlington, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,001 times since then and 68 times this year. Photo1. submitted on April 2, 2009, by Carl Clifford of Arlington, Virginia. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
