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

New Providence Church

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 24, 2021

1. New Providence Church Marker

Inscription. The Rev. John Blair, a minister influenced by the Great Awakening, organized New Providence Presbyterian Church about 1746. The congregation moved to a site seven miles west of here about 1760, and the present Greek Revival-style sanctuary was completed in 1859. The Rev. John Brown, the congregation's first permanent minister, served for four decades. His successor, the Rev. Samuel Brown, was married to Mary Moore, famous as a former captive of Shawnee Indians. In Oct. 1788, New Providence hosted the first meeting of the Synod of Virginia. In 1819 the Female Benevolent Society, an early women's missionary organization, was founded at the church.

Erected 2016 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number A-39.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures • Women. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1746.

Location. 37° 55.566′ N, 79° 12.114′ W. Marker is near Raphine, Virginia, in Augusta County. It is on Lee Highway (U.S. 11) 0.1 miles north of Tye River Turnpike (Virginia Route 56), on the right when traveling north

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. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 14 Tye River Turnpike, Raphine VA 24472, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley.

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 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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Rockbridge County / Augusta County (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Walnut Grove (approx. ¾ mile away); The Marl Creek Interpretive Trail (approx. ¾ mile away); Cyrus H. McCormick (approx. 0.8 miles away); Old Providence Church (approx. 1.3 miles away); New Providence Presbyterian Church (approx. 5.7 miles away); Brownsburg (approx. 6.4 miles away); Cherry Grove Estate (approx. 6.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Raphine.

Other markers no longer nearby. New Providence Church (has been replaced with this marker); Virginia Inventors (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. This marker has replaced the linked marker.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 24, 2021

2. New Providence Church Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 19, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 30, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 756 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 30, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.