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Capt. Wright Brickell

died June 1777

 
 
Capt. Wright Brickell Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 21, 2023
1. Capt. Wright Brickell Marker
Inscription. Sea Captain and one of Original Book Stewards of Methodist Episcopal Church. Oldest marked stone in cemetery.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial SitesReligion & Religious StructuresWaterways & Vessels. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1777.
 
Location. 39° 7.06′ N, 77° 33.953′ W. Marker is in Leesburg, Virginia, in Loudoun County. It can be reached from Cornwall Street Northwest west of Wirt Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 106 Liberty St, Leesburg VA 20176, 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 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Mrs. Sarah Armat (here, next to this marker); In Memory of Richard Owings (within shouting distance of this marker); An Early Methodist Parsonage / The Archaeology of a Church (within shouting distance of this marker); In 2018 during the construction of new residences… (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of The Old Stone Church / Successors to the Old Stone Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Highlights of History / The Old Stone Church in Nineteenth-Century Leesburg (within shouting distance of this marker); Old Stone Church Site (within shouting distance of this marker); Early Methodism in Leesburg (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Leesburg.
 
Capt. Wright Brickell Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 21, 2023
2. Capt. Wright Brickell Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 21, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 21, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 288 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on January 21, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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