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

Old Chapel

Photographed by Linda Walcroft, August 7, 2023

1. Old Chapel Marker

Inscription. The Virginia General established Frederick Parish in 1738, and a log sanctuary was built here ca. 1747. A stone church, later known as Old Chapel, replaced the log building ca. 1793. The Rev. William Meade served the congregation for about 25 years early in the 19th century. A founder of what is now the Virginia Theological Seminary, he became Episcopal Bishop of Virginia in 1841. Buried in Old Chapel's cemetery is Edmund Randolph (1753-1813), governor of Virginia, first U.S. attorney general, and U.S. secretary of state. Also interred here are enslaved African Americans, Union and Confederate Confederate veterans, author John Esten Cooke, and Nathaniel Burwell, builder of nearby Carter Hall.

Erected 2015 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number T-2.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Education • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1793.

Location. 39° 6.448′ N, 78° 0.839′ W. Marker is near Boyce, Virginia, in Clarke County. It is at the intersection of Bishop Meade Road (Virginia Route 255) and Lord Fairfax Highway (U.S. 340), on the right when traveling south on Bishop Meade Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3605 Bishop Meade Road, Boyce VA 22620, 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 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.

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At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Confederate Dead (within shouting distance of this marker); The Briars (approx. 1.6 miles away); Fight at Gold’s Farm (approx. 2.2 miles away); Carter Hall (approx. 2.7 miles away); Town of Boyce (approx. 2.7 miles away); Saratoga (approx. 2.7 miles away); Berryville (approx. 2.8 miles away); Millwood (approx. 2.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Boyce.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Old Chapel (has been replaced with this marker).

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. Old Marker At This Location also titled "Old Chapel"

Old Chapel Marker, Entrance to Cemetery, and the Chapel image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Linda Walcroft, July 24, 2023

2. Old Chapel Marker, Entrance to Cemetery, and the Chapel

Photographed by Linda Walcroft

3. Old Chapel

Date Built 1789 and Memorial to Col. Burwell image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Linda Walcroft

4. Date Built 1789 and Memorial to Col. Burwell

In memory of Col. Nathaniel Burwell of Carter Hall, Clarke County, Virginia, who gave this site 1788 for the "Old Chapel" and adjoining burying ground. Born at "Carter's Grove" near Williamsburg, VA, April 15, 1750. Died at Carter Hall, March 29, 1814.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 9, 2023, by Linda Walcroft of Woodstock, Virginia. This page has been viewed 693 times since then and 71 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 7, 2023, by Linda Walcroft of Woodstock, Virginia. 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 9, 2023, by Linda Walcroft of Woodstock, Virginia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.