Near Blackstone in Nottoway County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
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Mount Nebo Church
Blackstone, Virginia
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Photographed By Bernard Fisher, May 10, 2009
1. Mount Nebo Church CRIEHT Marker
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Mount Nebo Church. Blackstone, Virginia. , Mt. Nebo Church was founded shortly after the Civil War in 1867. A northerner named Mr. Rickets bought the place called Oak Hill and began preaching to a group of African Americans at this place in the woods. The audience increased as people from the surrounding communities came to hear him. They built a brush arbor under which to worship. As the crowd grew larger, Mr. Rickets gave the congregation one acre of land on which they built a log church and named it Mt. Nebo., One day PF Fitzgerald (shown right), a young man who was born in Mississippi and sold in Virginia, told the Mt. Nebo congregation that if they would pay for his education, he would come and preach to them for the rest of his life. The congregation found the money for his education and the young man kept his promise. Rev. P.F. Fitzgerald became the first pastor of Mt. Nebo. People came from near and far to join Mt. Nebo, and the need arose for a new church. A march was held in which everyone was asked to give 25 cents, and the new church was built., The congregation continued to grow, a Sunday school was organized, and again the need for a new church became apparent. The third church was built, which remains standing today. In 1967, the church celebrated its centennial. The Mt. Nebo congregation worshiped in this structure until 1978, when they moved to the new edifice across the road. Also located across the road were Mt. Nebo schoolhouses. The last structure, a two-room school-house, stood until the late 1970s.
Mt. Nebo Church was founded shortly after the Civil War in 1867. A northerner named Mr. Rickets bought the place called Oak Hill and began preaching to a group of African Americans at this place in the woods. The audience increased as people from the surrounding communities came to hear him. They built a brush arbor under which to worship. As the crowd grew larger, Mr. Rickets gave the congregation one acre of land on which they built a log church and named it Mt. Nebo.
One day PF Fitzgerald (shown right), a young man who was born in Mississippi and sold in Virginia, told the Mt. Nebo congregation that if they would pay for his education, he would come and preach to them for the rest of his life. The congregation found the money for his education and the young man kept his promise. Rev. P.F. Fitzgerald became the first pastor of Mt. Nebo. People came from near and far to join Mt. Nebo, and the need arose for a new church. A march was held in which everyone was asked to give 25 cents, and the new church was built.
The congregation continued to grow, a Sunday school was organized, and again the need for a new church became apparent. The third church was built, which remains standing today. In 1967, the church celebrated its centennial. The Mt. Nebo congregation worshiped in this structure until 1978, when
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they moved to the new edifice across the road. Also located across the road were Mt. Nebo schoolhouses. The last structure, a two-room school-house, stood until the late 1970s.
Erected by Civil Rights in Education Heritage Trail®. (Marker Number 19.)
Location. This marker has been replaced by another marker nearby. It was located near 37° 6.747′ N, 78° 2.101′ W. Marker was near Blackstone, Virginia, in Nottoway County. Marker was on Mt. Nebo Road, 0.4 miles Walnut Hill Road, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Blackstone VA 23824, United States of America. Touch for directions.
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5. Present-day Mount Nebo Baptist Church across the road.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 10, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 24, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,301 times since then and 96 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on June 24, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.