Near Leesburg in Loudoun County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
First Mt. Olive Methodist Episcopal Church
20460 Gleesville Road
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 1, 2019
1. First Mt. Olive Methodist Episcopal Church Marker
Episcopal Church
1890
is registered as a
Virginia Historic Landmark
and placed on the
National Register of Historic Places
2005
Erected 2005.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Architecture • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1890.
Location. 39° 3.056′ N, 77° 36.174′ W. Marker is near Leesburg, Virginia, in Loudoun County. It is on Gleedsville Road (Route 650) 0.1 miles south of Stone Fox Court, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 20460 Gleesville Road, Leesburg VA 20175, 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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Martin Buchanan, USCT (a few steps from this marker); Mt. Gap School (approx. 0.9 miles away); Reclaim Your Story (approx. one mile away); The Garden Dependency (approx. one mile away); The Smokehouse (approx. one mile away); Oatlands (approx. one mile away); The Walled Garden (approx. one mile away); The Enslaved at Oatlands (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Leesburg.
Also see . . .
this page online
1. Mt. Olive Methodist Episcopal Church. Wikipedia article (Submitted on December 1, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.)
2. Our Historic Church. Page on the UU Church of Loudoun site sharing the history of the building. (Submitted on December 1, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.)
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 1, 2019
2. First Mt. Olive Methodist Episcopal Church Building
The building is currently home to the Unitarian Universalist Church of Loudoun.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 1, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 320 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 1, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
