Clear Brook in Frederick County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Hopewell Friends Meeting House
Photographed by Craig Swain, August 25, 2007
1. Hopewell Friends Meeting House Marker
Meeting established 1734
since which time
regular religious services
have been held
* Erected 1934 *
Erected 1934.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Quakerism series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1734.
Location. 39° 15.379′ N, 78° 5.794′ W. Marker is in Clear Brook, Virginia, in Frederick County. It is at the intersection of Martinsburg Turnpike (U.S. 11) and Hopewell Road (County Route 672), on the right when traveling south on Martinsburg Turnpike. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Clear Brook VA 22624, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Mid-Atlantic. 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: 1st Maryland Battery (CSA) Memorial (approx. 1.4 miles away); Action at Stephensons Depot (approx. 1.4 miles away); Wayne A. Whitham Rest Area (approx. 1.4 miles away); Triceratops (approx. 1.4 miles away); Lake Anhinga (approx. 1.4 miles away); Roots Of Methodism In Frederick County Milburn Chapel (approx. 2.4 miles away); a different marker also named Roots Of Methodism In Frederick County Milburn Chapel
this page online
Other markers no longer nearby. Third Battle of Winchester (was approx. 2 miles away but has been confirmed missing); Stephenson Depot (was approx. 2 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Also see . . .
1. History of the Hopewell Meeting House. Meeting House website entry (Submitted on September 3, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
2. Hopewell Friends Meeting House. Virginia Department of Historic Resources website entry (Submitted on April 12, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
3. Fathers of the First Quaker Colony in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. Hopewell meeting House website entry (Submitted on September 3, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
Photographed by Craig Swain, August 25, 2007
2. Stone Marker at the Crossroads of the Martinsburg Pike and Hopewell Road
Photographed by Craig Swain, August 25, 2007
3. Hopewell Friends Meeting House
The meeting house stands on a hill on the other side of I-81.
Photographed by Craig Swain, August 25, 2007
4. The Cemetery at the Meeting House
Credits. This page was last revised on April 12, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 3, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,359 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 3, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.
