Stephenson in Frederick County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Roots Of Methodism In Frederick County Milburn Chapel
Photographed By Craig Doda, July 23, 2022
1. Roots Of Methodism In Frederick County Milburn Chapel Marker
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Roots Of Methodism In Frederick County Milburn Chapel. . In this approximate location once stood the Milburn Methodist Chapel built sometime between 1787 and 1788 by members of the Milburn Methodist Society. Referred to as the Milburn Meeting House or Milburn Chapel, it was one of the first Methodist buildings in the Shenandoah Valley. In 1812 John Milburn III donated the land on which the meeting house and graveyard stood to the Methodist Episcopal Church. During the Civil War the chapel was significantly damaged. Rather than repair the chapel, the congregation decided to build a new church, Emmanuel United Methodist Church, located on Martinsburg Pike in Stephenson, Virginia. In the late 1800s the Milburn Chapel was dismantled and the lumber sold to a local farmer to build a barn. In 1944 the foundation stones were used to repair the wall of the Milburn Cemetery.
In this approximate location once stood the Milburn Methodist Chapel built sometime between 1787 and 1788 by members of the Milburn Methodist Society. Referred to as the Milburn Meeting House or Milburn Chapel, it was one of the first Methodist buildings in the Shenandoah Valley. In 1812 John Milburn III donated the land on which the meeting house and graveyard stood to the Methodist Episcopal Church. During the Civil War the chapel was significantly damaged. Rather than repair the chapel, the congregation decided to build a new church, Emmanuel United Methodist Church, located on Martinsburg Pike in Stephenson, Virginia. In the late 1800s the Milburn Chapel was dismantled and the lumber sold to a local farmer to build a barn. In 1944 the foundation stones were used to repair the wall of the Milburn Cemetery.
Erected by Emmanuel United Methodist Church / Boy Scouts of America Troop 46.
Location. 39° 13.453′ N, 78° 6.77′ W. Marker is in Stephenson, Virginia, in Frederick County. Marker is on Milburn Road (Virginia Route 662) north of McCanns Road (Virginia Route 838), on the right when
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traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 562 State Rte 662, Stephenson VA 22656, United States of America. Touch for directions.
2. Roots Of Methodism In Frederick County Milburn Chapel Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on August 18, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 18, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 216 times since then and 62 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on August 18, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
