Glen Allen in Henrico County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Mount Olive Baptist Church

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 30, 2018

1. Mount Olive BaptistChurch Marker

Inscription.
This church, originally known Mount Olivet African Church of Baptist, was founded May 2, 1867. Its founding congregants, wanting their own church, moved from local North Run Baptist Church and began meeting on this 1.18 acres site.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is May 2, 1867.

Location. 37° 38.704′ N, 77° 28.083′ W. Marker is in Glen Allen, Virginia, in Henrico County. It is on Littleton Boulevard west of Mt Olive Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8775 Mt Olive Avenue, Glen Allen VA 23060, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Piedmont,

in Central Virginia,

and in the Richmond Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

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

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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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Mount Olive Baptist Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Yellow Tavern (approx. half a mile away); Anderson Cemetery (approx. 0.6 miles away); Saint Joseph’s Villa (approx. 0.9 miles away); Stuart’s Mortal Wound (approx. 1.2 miles away); Battle of Yellow Tavern (approx. 1.2 miles away); a different marker also named Stuart’s Mortal Wound (approx. 1.2 miles away); Virginia Estelle Randolph (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Glen Allen.

Also see . . . Mount Olive Baptist Church. (Submitted on March 30, 2018.)

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 30, 2018

2. Mount Olive Baptist Church Marker

Mount Olive Baptist Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 30, 2018

3. Mount Olive Baptist Church

Credits. This page was last revised on March 30, 2018. It was originally submitted on March 30, 2018, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 456 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 30, 2018, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.