Near Amherst in Amherst County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

The Reverend Robert Rose

1704-1751

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 7, 2018

1. The Reverend Robert Rose Marker

Inscription. To honor
The Reverend Robert Rose
1704-1751
First Minister of St. Ann’s Parish in
Old Albermarle County 1747-1751

This tablet commemorates the establishment
by him of St. Mark’s Church at Maple Run 1748

To the present site, in Amherst County,
the Church was moved in 1816

Tablet erected by some of his descendants – 1958

Erected 1958 by Some of His Descendents.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1748.

Location. 37° 38.411′ N, 79° 1.347′ W. Marker is near Amherst, Virginia, in Amherst County. It is on Patrick Henry Highway (Virginia Route 151) 0.2 miles south of Fletchers Level Road ( Route 610), on the right when traveling north. Marker is mounted at on the front of St. Mark's Episcopal Church, just to the right of the main entrance. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 670 Patrick Henry Highway, Amherst VA 24521, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Virginia.

It is also in the American South

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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 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Grave of Patrick Henry’s Mother (approx. 0.3 miles away); Action at Tye River (approx. 3½ miles away); The Rivers (approx. 3.6 miles away); The Scale House (approx. 3.9 miles away); Thomas "Tom" Nelson Burford (approx. 4 miles away); Old Milepost (approx. 4 miles away); The Amherst County Bateau / The Thornhill Wagon (approx. 4 miles away); Kearfortt-Wood House (approx. 4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Amherst.

Also see . . .
1. Rev Robert Rose. Find A Grave website entry:
On March 16, 1749, the remarkable planter-minister Robert Rose introduced a new era in Piedmont with the discovery that two canoes lashed together could convey

The Reverend Robert Rose Marker (<i>wide view; marker visible on front of St. Mark's Church</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 7, 2018

2. The Reverend Robert Rose Marker (wide view; marker visible on front of St. Mark's Church)

downstream eight or nine hogsheads of tobacco as compared to one hogshead on a single canoe. (Submitted on September 7, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

2. St Marks Episcopal Church. Church website homepage:
St. Mark's is the direct successor of the first Christian church established in 1747 in what is now Amherst County. (Submitted on December 31, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

St. Mark's Episcopal Church (<i>south side view; marker visible near front corner</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 7, 2018

3. St. Mark's Episcopal Church (south side view; marker visible near front corner)

Credits. This page was last revised on December 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 5, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 1,086 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 7, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.