Bristow in Prince William County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Old Chapel Spring
March 25, 2023
1. Old Chapel Spring Marker
Inscription.
Old Chapel Spring. . Near here is the site of the Anglican Dettingen Parish’s Broad Run Chapel which served this part of Prince William County from 1745-1758 until a new church was built on Slaty Run at Old Church Road. Though the Chapel was abandoned it was still identified as the Old Chapel and was used as a landmark for the construction of the area’s developing road system. In 1820 a white Chapel was located on John Wood’s map at Brentsville Road and present Nokesville Road. In 1824 A. P. Williams located the Old Chapel Spring on his map immediately adjacent to Wood’s White Chapel. In 2013, inspired by an 1854 estate sale advertisement for this property in the Alexandria Gazette which described the parcel as having sufficient water with the “Chapel Spring supplying a never failing stream of excellent pure water,” the Manassas Assembly of God church circa 1937 located here, renamed itself Chapel Springs Church.
Near here is the site of the Anglican Dettingen Parish’s Broad Run Chapel which served this part of Prince William County from 1745-1758 until a new church was built on Slaty Run at Old Church Road. Though the Chapel was abandoned it was still identified as the Old Chapel and was used as a landmark for the construction of the area’s developing road system. In 1820 a white Chapel was located on John Wood’s map at Brentsville Road and present Nokesville Road. In 1824 A. P. Williams located the Old Chapel Spring on his map immediately adjacent to Wood’s White Chapel. In 2013, inspired by an 1854 estate sale advertisement for this property in the Alexandria Gazette which described the parcel as having sufficient water with the “Chapel Spring supplying a never failing stream of excellent pure water,” the Manassas Assembly of God church circa 1937 located here, renamed itself Chapel Springs Church.
Erected 2018 by Prince William County Historical Commission.
W. Marker is in Bristow, Virginia, in Prince William County. Marker is at the intersection of Chapel Springs Road and New Life Way, on the right when traveling north on Chapel Springs Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bristow VA 20136, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 26, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 26, 2023. This page has been viewed 110 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on March 26, 2023. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
