Fredericksburg, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Fredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts

A partner of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

— Open to the Public —

Fredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 2, 2024

1. Fredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts Marker

Inscription. Area's oldest art gallery / Established 1963

Erected by Fredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1963.

Location. 38° 18.162′ N, 77° 27.458′ W. Marker is in Fredericksburg, Virginia. It is on Sophia Street just south of George Street, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 813 Sophia St, Fredericksburg VA 22401, 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

and specifically in the Upper South.

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 Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: c. 1785

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(here, next to this marker); 1950 Walker-Grant Protest (within shouting distance of this marker); Shiloh Baptist Church (Old Site) (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Shiloh Baptist Church (Old Site) (within shouting distance of this marker); The African Baptist Church (within shouting distance of this marker); 1862 (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); 1892 (about 300 feet away); 1831 (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fredericksburg.

Other markers no longer nearby. Shiloh Baptist Church (Old Site) (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); African Baptist Church of Fredericksburg (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Additional commentary.
1. About the marker
This sign shares the historical context of the Fredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts and therefore serves as a historical marker.

— Submitted March 2, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.

Fredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 2, 2024

2. Fredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts

Credits. This page was last revised on March 2, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 2, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 141 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 2, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.