Near Chester in Chesterfield County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Enon Baptist Church
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, November 29, 2009
1. Enon Baptist Church Marker
Inscription.
Enon Baptist Church was organized on 8 October 1849. The church was built here on a one-acre tract given by the founder, John Alexander Strachan. In May 1864, during the Civil War, Union army troops under Maj. Gen. Benjamin F. Butler dismantled Enon Baptist Church and moved the lumber to nearby Point of Rocks where they used it to build a military hospital. After the war, members of the congregation dismantled the hospital and used the material to rebuild the present Enon Church. Later, the congregation petitioned Congress and was awarded compensation for the army's destruction of the building.
Enon Baptist Church was organized on 8 October 1849. The church was built here on a one-acre tract given by the founder, John Alexander Strachan. In May 1864, during the Civil War, Union army troops under Maj. Gen. Benjamin F. Butler dismantled Enon Baptist Church and moved the lumber to nearby Point of Rocks where they used it to build a military hospital. After the war, members of the congregation dismantled the hospital and used the material to rebuild the present Enon Church. Later, the congregation petitioned Congress and was awarded compensation for the army's destruction of the building.
Erected 1997 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number K-200.)
Location. 37° 20.59′ N, 77° 19.417′ W. Marker is near Chester, Virginia, in Chesterfield County. Marker is at the intersection of North Enon Church Road (Virginia Route 618) and Bermuda Hundred Road, on the right when traveling north on North Enon Church Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 13607 North Enon Church Road, Chester VA 23836, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Also see . . . 1. Enon Baptist Church. (Submitted on November 29, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.) 2. Bermuda Hundred Campaign. Chesterfield Heritage Alliance (Submitted on November 29, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.)
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, November 29, 2009
2. Enon Church & Bermuda Hundred Roads
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, November 29, 2009
3. Enon Baptist Church
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 29, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,562 times since then and 64 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on November 29, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.
