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Historical Site of Mount Pleasant Baptist Church

13614 Coppermine Road, Herndon, Virginia

— Owned & Occupied 1882 - 1982 —

 
 
Historical Site of Mount Pleasant Baptist Church Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 22, 2018
1. Historical Site of Mount Pleasant Baptist Church Marker
Inscription.
Moved to second edifice September 19, 1982 at 13615 Coppermine Road, before moving to third edifice located at 2516 Squirrel Hill Road on May 1, 1999

Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church was organized in 1866 and held services in The Old Floris School building once located on Frying Pan Road, Floris, Virginia

Original Church Cemetery
maintained here
at this Coppermine Road Historical Site

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial SitesReligion & Religious Structures.
 
Location. 38° 57.019′ N, 77° 25.137′ W. Marker is near Herndon, Virginia, in Fairfax County. It is in McNair. It is on Coppermine Road (County Route 665) 0.2 miles west of River Birch Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 13615 Coppermine Road, Herndon VA 20171, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area and in Northern Virginia. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Mid-Atlantic. 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 walking distance of this marker: The Route of Old West Ox Road (approx. 0.3 miles away); Mosby’s Rock (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Story of Arrowhead Farm (approx. 0.6 miles away); Laura Ratcliffe (approx. 0.6 miles away); Frying Pan Meeting House (approx.
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0.8 miles away); Pin Oak (approx. 0.8 miles away); a different marker also named Frying Pan Meeting House (approx. 0.8 miles away); a different marker also named Frying Pan Meeting House (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Herndon.
 
Another marker is no longer nearby. Mosby's Rock (was approx. 0.4 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
 
Historical Site of Mount Pleasant Baptist Church Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 22, 2018
2. Historical Site of Mount Pleasant Baptist Church Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 21, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 22, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 947 times since then and 85 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on November 22, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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