Dillwyn in Buckingham County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Chief Cornerstone Baptist Church
Photographed By Jeremy Marc Dukes, December 5, 2023
1. Chief Cornerstone Baptist Church Marker
Inscription.
Chief Cornerstone Baptist Church. . African Americans had established Chief Cornerstone Baptist Church by 1876, during a period when many Black southerners worked to build independent community institutions in the wake of Emancipation. John and Harriet Gregory, who had formerly been enslaved, sold a half-acre of their property to the church's trustees. Members worshiped under a brush arbor, an open-sided shelter with a brush roof and a mound of earth serving as a lectern, before building a log sanctuary. The church's cemetery is the final resting place of many community members, including veterans of World War 1, World War II, and the Korean War.
African Americans had established Chief Cornerstone Baptist Church by 1876, during a period when many Black southerners worked to build independent community institutions in the wake of Emancipation. John and Harriet Gregory, who had formerly been enslaved, sold a half-acre of their property to the church's trustees. Members worshiped under a brush
arbor, an open-sided shelter with a brush roof and a mound of earth serving as a lectern, before building a log sanctuary. The church's cemetery is the final resting place of many community members, including veterans of World War 1, World War II, and the Korean War.
Erected 2021 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number F 79.)
Location. 37° 32.799′ N, 78° 26.709′ W. Marker is in Dillwyn, Virginia, in Buckingham County. Marker is on North James Madison Highway (U.S. 15) 0.1 miles south of Bell Road (Virginia Route 650), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 17897 N James Madison Hwy, Dillwyn VA 23936, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies
Photographed By Jeremy Marc Dukes, December 5, 2023
2. Chief Cornerstone Baptist Church Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 27, 2024, by Jeremy Marc Dukes of Farmville, Virginia. This page has been viewed 80 times since then. Photos:1, 2. submitted on January 27, 2024, by Jeremy Marc Dukes of Farmville, Virginia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
