Near Stony Creek in Sussex County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Sappony Baptist Church

By Bernard Fisher, May 9, 2009

1. Sappony Baptist Church Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Sappony Baptist Church, originally called Sappony Meeting House, was erected here in 1773. It was a part of the Kehukee Association, which consisted of churches in North Carolina and Virginia. In 1791, these associations divided along state lines and the 19 Virginia churches became the Portsmouth Baptist Association. Church membership grew and at one point half of Sappony's congregants were enslaved people. During the Civil War battle here on 28 June 1864, the sanctuary served as a hospital. Bullets from the battle pierced the church Bible, and cannonball holes in front of the church still exist today.

Erected 2008 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number K 309-a.)

Location. 36° 56.73′ N, 77° 27.183′ W. Marker is near Stony Creek, Virginia, in Sussex County. Marker is on Concord Sappony Road 0.1 miles south of Sussex Drive (Virginia Route 40), on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Stony Creek VA 23882, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Sappony Church (within shouting distance of

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By Bernard Fisher, May 9, 2009

2. Sappony Baptist Church Markers

this marker); Sussex County / Dinwiddie County (approx. 2.1 miles away); History At Stony Creek (approx. 3.3 miles away); Nottoway River Crossings (approx. 4.3 miles away); Prince George County / Sussex County (approx. 4.8 miles away); Jones Chapel Methodist Church (approx. 6 miles away); Reams Station (approx. 7½ miles away); Jarratt's Station (approx. 9.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Stony Creek.

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By Bernard Fisher, May 9, 2009

3. Sappony Baptist Church

By Don Morfe, September 15, 2013

4. Sappony Baptist Church

Close up shot showing where the Cannon balls struck the front of the church

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Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on May 11, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Mechanicsville, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,626 times since then and 4 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 11, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Mechanicsville, Virginia. 4. submitted on November 3, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland.