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

Shiloh Baptist Church

August 11, 2012

1. Shiloh Baptist Church Marker

Inscription. According to tradition, African Americans from the Mason Neck area and others who had recently moved to Virginia from Maryland formed a religious congregation in 1869. They built a log church on the north side of Gunston Road in 1878 where their cemetery remains. In 1900 the congregation purchased the "Gunston White School," built about 1883, located on the south side of Gunston Road. That building has been incorporated into an expanded church structure. The church continues to be a center of community life on Mason Neck.

Erected 2011 by The Fairfax County History Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Virginia, Fairfax County History Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1869.

Location. 38° 40.105′ N, 77° 10.2′ W. Marker is near Lorton, Virginia, in Fairfax County. It is on Gunston Road (Virginia Route 242), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 10704 Gunston

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Road, Lorton VA 22079, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: This is Pohick Bay! (approx. half a mile away); Out of Retirement (approx. half a mile away); This "temple"… (approx. 0.6 miles away); A “Considerable Force” (approx. 0.6 miles away); What Lies Beneath (approx. 0.6 miles away); Organizing Nature (approx. 0.6 miles away); “Resources within Themselves” (approx. 0.6 miles away); Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck National Wildlife Refuge (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers

August 11, 2012

2. Shiloh Baptist Church Marker

in Lorton.

Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery image. Click for full size.

August 11, 2012

3. Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery

Across the road from the church and marker.

Shiloh Baptist Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, May 11, 2019

4. Shiloh Baptist Church

This portion of the church complex was the “Gunston White School.”

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, May 11, 2019

5. Cupola

Fairfax County Seal image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, May 11, 2019

6. Fairfax County Seal

Close-up of image on marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 13, 2019. It was originally submitted on August 11, 2012. This page has been viewed 1,210 times since then and 63 times this year. Last updated on May 12, 2019. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 11, 2012. 4, 5, 6. submitted on May 12, 2019, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.