Near Camden-on-Gauley in Nicholas County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)

Black's Chapel Memorial Church

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 1, 2021

1. Black's Chapel Memorial Church Marker

Inscription.
1831 - Land made available for a Methodist church.

1867 - Building built on this site as Stroud's Creek Methodist Episcopal Church. Later named for Reverend Samuel Black.

1892 - Church building repaired and enlarged.

1927 - Building remodeled with bell installed shortly thereafter.

1969 - Closed as a United Methodist Church.

1993 - Property purchased by the Black's Chapel Memorial Foundation and designated as a Memorial Church.

Home of the Morton Reunion
Descendants of Edward Morton (1764 - 1852)

Erected by Descendants of Edward Morton.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1831.

Location. 38° 21.867′ N, 80° 36.903′ W. Marker is near Camden-on-Gauley, West Virginia, in Nicholas County. It is on Strouds Creek (County Road 11) 0.1 miles north of Webster Road (State Route 20), on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 125 Strouds Creek, Craigsville WV 26205, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the New

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River Gorge

and in Greater Charleston Area.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 13 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Webster County / Nicholas County (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Stroud Massacre (approx. 0.2 miles away); Moccasin Rangers (approx. 3.6 miles away); Cowen Shootout (approx. 4.4 miles away); B&O Railroad Depot (approx. 4.4 miles away); Crupperneck Bend (approx. 4.6 miles away); Young's Monument (approx. 11.4 miles away); Nicholas County / Braxton County (approx. 13 miles away).

Black's Chapel Memorial Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 1, 2021

2. Black's Chapel Memorial Church

Credits. This page was last revised on November 22, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 5, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 694 times since then and 75 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 5, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.