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

Old Donation Episcopal Church

1. Old Donation Episcopal Church Marker

Inscription. Old Donation Episcopal Church has been placed on The National Register of Historic Places in 1972 by the United States Department of the Interior

Erected 2023 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 531.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures.

Location. 36° 52.013′ N, 76° 7.76′ W. Marker is in Virginia Beach, Virginia. It is on North Witchduck Road west of Cathedral Drive, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4457 N Witchduck Rd, Virginia Beach VA 23455, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Hampton Roads,

specifically in Coastal Virginia,

and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Tidewater.

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 walking distance of this marker: Founders and Veterans of Lynnhaven Parish Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Grace White Sherwood (within shouting distance of this marker); “The Brick Church” (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Old Donation Church (about 400 feet away); The Trial of 1706 (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Testing of Grace Sherwood (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lynnhaven House (approx. half a mile away); Ferry Plantation House (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Virginia Beach.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 1, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 30, 2025. This page has been viewed 81 times since then and 38 times this year. Last updated on October 31, 2025. Photo 1. submitted on October 30, 2025. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.