Near Green Bay in Prince Edward County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Sharon Baptist Church

Photographed by J. J. Prats, August 21, 2017

1. Sharon Baptist Church Marker

Inscription. On this site prior to 1745 the Church of England’s Raleigh Parish established Sandy River Chapel. Construction was completed on a new wooden church by 1765, some of which is believed to survive within the present building. In 1782 several different denominations began using it as a meetinghouse. It became Sharon Baptist Church in Oct. 1827 with the Rev. Daniel Witt as its first minister. Witt and his boyhood friend Jeremiah Jeter were the first missionaries for the Baptist General Association of Virginia, conducting reaching tours in eastern and western Virginia in 1823. Witt served as pastor here until his death in 1871 and is buried here.

Erected 2004 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number M-34.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1745.

Location. 37° 12.486′ N, 78° 20.022′ W. Marker is near Green Bay, Virginia, in Prince Edward County. It is at the intersection of Green Bay Road

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(County Route 696) and County Route 612 on Green Bay Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Green Bay VA 23942, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Piedmont,

in Southside Virginia,

and specifically in Central Virginia.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Twin Lakes State Park (approx. 3.8 miles away); Pushing the Boundaries (approx. 4.2 miles away); Prince Edward State Park: A Refuge of Freedom (approx. 4.2 miles away); Prince Edward State Park for Negroes (approx. 4.3 miles away); Cavalry Battle at High Bridge (approx. 4.7 miles away); High Bridge (approx. 4.7 miles away); a different marker also named Rice’s Depot

Sharon Baptist Church and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, August 21, 2017

2. Sharon Baptist Church and Marker

(approx. 5 miles away); Battle of Sailor's Creek (approx. 5.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Green Bay.

Other markers no longer nearby. Cavalry Battle at High Bridge (was approx. 4.7 miles away but has been permanently removed); Rice’s Depot (was approx. 5 miles away but has been permanently removed).

Sharon Baptist Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, August 21, 2017

3. Sharon Baptist Church

Credits. This page was last revised on August 27, 2017. It was originally submitted on August 27, 2017, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 897 times since then and 60 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 27, 2017, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.