Henrico in Henrico County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Deep Run Baptist Church

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, December 10, 2009

1. Deep Run Baptist Church Marker

Inscription. Founded here in 1742, Deep Run Baptist Church was established as an Episcopal chapel. Modeled after St. John's Church in Richmond, it was constructed in 1749 with wooden pegs and beams that remain part of the present structure. During the Revolutionary War, the church served as a hospital for wounded soldiers, and the Marquis de Lafayette reportedly used it as a gathering place. In 1791 it became Hungry Baptist Church. In 1819 the name was changed to Deep Run Baptist. Since its beginning the church has continued to serve as a place of worship in this community.

Erected 2002 by County of Henrico. (Marker Number HC-18.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1742.

Location. 37° 38.288′ N, 77° 35.153′ W. Marker is in Henrico, Virginia, in Henrico County. It is on Three Copt Road 0.1 miles east of Old Cox Road, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 10907 Three Chopt Road, Henrico VA 23233, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Piedmont,

in Central Virginia,

and in the Richmond Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

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: Old Coal Pit Railroad Bed (approx. 0.9 miles away); Deep Run School (approx. 1.6 miles

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away); Short Pump (approx. 1.7 miles away); "Right arm to partner & Reel" (approx. 2.1 miles away); Tommy Edwards (approx. 2.1 miles away); Chief Powhatan (approx. 2.2 miles away); Virginia Home for Boys (approx. 2.4 miles away); Quioccasin Baptist Church (approx. 2.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Henrico.

Also see . . . Three Chopt District Historic Sites - Deep Run Baptist Church. (Submitted on December 11, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.)

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, December 10, 2009

2. Deep Run Baptist Church Marker

Deep Run Baptist Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, December 10, 2009

3. Deep Run Baptist Church

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, December 10, 2009

4. Deep Run Baptist Church

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, December 10, 2009

5. Deep Run Baptist Church

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 11, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,325 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on December 11, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.