Lincolnia near Alexandria in Fairfax County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Mount Pleasant Baptist Church
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 31, 2021
1. Mount Pleasant Baptist Church Marker
Inscription.
Mount Pleasant Baptist Church was founded in 1867 during post-Civil War Reconstruction. Freedmen were given one acre of land for religious and educational purposes and a burying ground for colored people. The first church was a one-room wooden structure was built ca. 1881 and was replaced by a Depression-era brick church in 1931. This structure was later renamed the Pinkett and Sheppard Memorial Chapel after two former pastors. The church played a vital role in the Mount Pleasant community where freedmen settled, many of whom were farmers.
Mount Pleasant Baptist Church was founded in 1867 during post-Civil War Reconstruction. Freedmen were given one acre of land for religious and educational purposes and a burying ground for colored people. The first church was a one-room wooden structure was built ca. 1881 and was replaced by a Depression-era brick church in 1931. This structure was later renamed the Pinkett and Sheppard Memorial Chapel after two former pastors. The church played a vital role in the Mount Pleasant community where freedmen settled, many of whom were farmers.
Erected 2017 by Fairfax County History Commission.
Location. 38° 50.153′ N, 77° 9.46′ W. Marker is near Alexandria, Virginia, in Fairfax County. It is in Lincolnia. It is on Lincolnia Road (Virginia Route 613) just south of Old Columbia Pike (County Road 712), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6477 Lincolnia Rd, Alexandria VA 22312, 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.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 31, 2021
2. Mount Pleasant Baptist Church Marker
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 31, 2021
3. The burial ground directly behind the church
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 31, 2021
4. The cornerstone of the church
Credits. This page was last revised on July 17, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 31, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 783 times since then and 70 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 31, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
