Page’s Meeting House

Photographed by Kathy Walker, October 19, 2009

1. Page's Meeting House Marker

Inscription. One mile to the north stood this Methodist Chapel, an early one in the New River area. It was built on land given in 1795 by Alexander Page. Bishop Francis Asbury preached in the chapel in 1802 and again in 1806.

Erected 1957 by Virginia State Library. (Marker Number K-45.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Francis Asbury, Traveling Methodist Preacher, the United Methodist Church Historic Sites, and the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1795.

Location. This marker has been replaced by another marker nearby. It was located near 37° 8.846′ N, 80° 35.644′ W. Marker was near Fairlawn, Virginia, in Pulaski County. It was at the intersection of Lee Highway (U.S. 11) and Hickman Cemetery Road/New River Road (County Route 624), on the right when traveling south on Lee Highway. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 7195 Lee Hwy, Radford VA 24141, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was in

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Southwest Virginia,

in the Blue Ridge Highlands,

and in the New River Gorge.

It was also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found 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 2 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Page's Meeting House (here, next to this marker); First Settlement (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Page's Meeting House (approx. half a mile away); The New River (approx. 1.1 miles away); Montgomery County / Pulaski County (approx. 1.1 miles away); New River Bridge (approx. 1.2 miles away); Mary Draper Ingles (approx. 1.2 miles away); Westward Migration (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fairlawn.

Another

Photographed by Kathy Walker, October 19, 2009

2. Page's Meeting House Marker

marker is no longer nearby. New River Bridge (was approx. 1.2 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. New Replacement Marker At This Location also titled "Page's Meeting House".

Page's Meeting House Marker (facing north) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, April 2, 2011

3. Page's Meeting House Marker (facing north)

Page’s Meeting House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, May 27, 2011

4. Page’s Meeting House

On Hickman Cemetery Road about a mile from the marker. The stone marker on the right reads “Page’s Meeting House, 1795. The first Methodist Church built west of the Allegheny Mountains.”

Credits. This page was last revised on November 25, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 31, 2009, by Kathy Walker of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,719 times since then and 185 times this year. Last updated on November 20, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 31, 2009, by Kathy Walker of Stafford, Virginia. 3. submitted on April 4, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. 4. submitted on June 3, 2011, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.

Editor’s want-list for this marker. Photos of the replacement marker (on its own profile) • Can you help?