Radford, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Lovely Mount Baptist Church

(First Baptist Church)

Photographed by J. J. Prats, June 10, 2017

1. Lovely Mount Baptist Church Marker

Inscription. On 13 Nov. 1869, the Rev. Capt. Charles S. Schaeffer of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands met with the people of Lovely Mount (later Radford) and organized the Lovely Mount Baptist Church. In 1898, the congregation purchased the Lutheran church that stood at this location on Fairfax Street, and changed its name to the First Baptist Church. The first church of the Baptist denomination tn Radford, Lovely Mount/First Baptist Church served the African American community for more than 60 years until Radford College purchased it in 1961 and demolished it to expand Peters Hall.

Erected 2010 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number K-330.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical date for this entry is October 15, 1869.

Location. 37° 8.177′ N, 80° 32.97′ W. Marker is in Radford, Virginia. It can be reached from Fairfax Street west of Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling west. It

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is on the campus of Radford College at Peters Hall. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Radford VA 24142, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Virginia

and in the Blue Ridge Highlands.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Radford (approx. 0.3 miles away); Wildwood Pool (approx. 0.9 miles away); Connelly's Run (approx. one mile away); Tree of Honor (approx. 1.1 miles away); Dedicated to the Patriots of the American Revolutionary War (approx. 1.1 miles away); To Honor All World War I Veterans (approx. 1.1 miles away); Green Ash Tree (approx. 1.1 miles away); Service Tree

Peters Hall and Lovely Mount Baptist Church Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, June 10, 2017

2. Peters Hall and Lovely Mount Baptist Church Marker

(approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Radford.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 8, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 4, 2017, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 712 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 4, 2017, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.