Marion in Smyth County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Mount Pleasant Methodist Church
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 22, 2022
1. Mount Pleasant Methodist Church Marker
Inscription.
Mount Pleasant Methodist Church. . African Americans, exercising newfound autonomy after the Civil War, withdrew from white-led congregations and established new churches, including Mount Pleasant Methodist Church in Marion ca. 1871. After sharing a frame sanctuary with a local Baptist congregation, Mount Pleasant erected a new brick sanctuary here in 1914. Black brick masons constructed the building in the Gothic Revival and Romanesque Revival styles. The church became a cultural center for the African American community, hosting musical performances, lectures, and meetings of the local branch of the NAACP and other organizations. Mount Pleasant closed in 2002.
African Americans, exercising newfound autonomy after the Civil War, withdrew from white-led congregations and established new churches, including Mount Pleasant Methodist Church in Marion ca. 1871. After sharing a frame sanctuary with a local Baptist congregation, Mount Pleasant erected a new brick sanctuary here in 1914. Black brick masons constructed the building in the Gothic Revival and Romanesque Revival styles. The church became a cultural center for the African American community, hosting musical performances, lectures, and meetings of the local branch of the NAACP and other organizations. Mount Pleasant closed in 2002.
Erected 2019 by Virginia Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number KD-15.)
Location. 36° 49.828′ N, 81° 31.453′ W. Marker is in Marion, Virginia, in Smyth County. Marker is on South Main Street (U.S. 11) 0.1 miles east of South Poston Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 320 S Main St, Marion VA 24354, United States of America. Touch for directions.
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Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 22, 2022
2. Mount Pleasant Methodist Church Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on November 8, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 8, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 115 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on November 8, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
