Near Powhatan in Powhatan County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

The Huguenot Monument

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, April 26, 2009

1. The Huguenot Monument

Inscription. (left panel) Upon this tract of land, the Glebe Farm, and near this site was located the first church of the French Protestant refugees. The present and fourth church erected 1895, and dedicated April 13,1896

(center panel) This memorial erected by The Huguenot Society of the Founders of Manakin in the Colony of Virginia 1936 Dedicated April 1937

(right panel) King William Parish Manakintowne Church authorized by an act of the General Assembly held at Williamsburg, Virginia, December 5, 1700

Erected 1937 by The Huguenot Society of the Founders of Manakin in the Colony of Virginia.

Topics. This historical marker and monument is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is April 13, 1612.

Location. 37° 33.921′ N, 77° 42.529′ W. Marker is near Powhatan, Virginia, in Powhatan County. It can be reached from Huguenot Trail 0.3 miles east of Manakin Town Ferry Road, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Midlothian VA 23113, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and monument is in Virginia’s Piedmont,

in Central Virginia,

and in the Richmond Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Mowhemcho-Manakin Town (within shouting distance of this marker); Huguenot Settlement (within shouting

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distance of this marker); Huguenot Springs Confederate Cemetery (approx. 0.4 miles away); Huguenot Springs (approx. half a mile away); Our Confederate Dead (approx. half a mile away); Terre Haute Farm African American Cemetery (approx. ¾ mile away); a different marker also named Huguenot Settlement (approx. 2½ miles away); First Baptist Church (approx. 2½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Powhatan.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Huguenot Springs (was approx. half a mile away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Also see . . . The Huguenot Society of the Founders of Manakin In the Colony of Virginia. (Submitted on July 26, 2009.)

Macon Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, July 25, 2009

2. Macon Memorial

Huguenot Gideon Macon (1648 -1702) forefather of Martha Washington and countless thousands of French and Protestant blood. His memory is a light unto our feet, a chart to enrich our lives, and a heritage to cherish in our hearts. Society of the Founders of Manakain in the Colony of Virginia 1973

Manakin Huguenot Church circa 1895 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, April 26, 2009

3. Manakin Huguenot Church circa 1895

Manakin Epicopal Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, April 26, 2009

4. Manakin Epicopal Church

Credits. This page was last revised on November 11, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 26, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,834 times since then and 73 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 26, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.