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

Page's Meeting House

Photographed by Mark Parker, November 20, 2025

1. Page's Meeting House Marker

Inscription. The first Methodist meetings west of the New River were reportedly held ca. 1773 on the farm of Alexander Page, a short distance north of here. Edward Morgan, a local preacher, organized the congregation and helped build a log meetinghouse. The Rev. Francis Asbury. circuit-riding bishop and "Father of American Methodism," ordained Morgan a deacon in 1801 and preached at Page's in 1802 and 1806. The congregation disbanded during the Civil War and was succeeded by Morgan's Chapel Methodist Church, built a third of a mile south of here in 1876. Camp meetings continued to be held at the site of Page's Meetinghouse.

Erected 2021 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number K-45.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1773.

Location. 37° 8.846′ N, 80° 35.65′ W. Marker is in Fairlawn, Virginia, in Pulaski County. It is at the intersection of Lee Highway (U.S. 11) and Hickman Cemetery Road, on the right when traveling west on Lee Highway. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address:

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7195 Lee Hwy, Radford VA 24141, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Virginia,

in the Blue Ridge Highlands,

and in the New River Gorge.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: 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); American Hackberry (approx. 1.2 miles

Page's Meeting House Marker next to Pycone Creamery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, November 20, 2025

2. Page's Meeting House Marker next to Pycone Creamery

away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fairlawn.

Other markers no longer nearby. Page’s Meeting House (was here, next to this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); a different marker also named 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. Old Marker At This Location also titled "Page's Meeting House".

Page's Meeting House Marker along Lee Highway image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, November 20, 2025

3. Page's Meeting House Marker along Lee Highway

Page's Meeting House, 8/10 mile north of the marker on Hickman Cemetery Road image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, November 20, 2025

4. Page's Meeting House, 8/10 mile north of the marker on Hickman Cemetery Road

United Methodist Historic Site No. 36 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, November 20, 2025

5. United Methodist Historic Site No. 36

Credits. This page was last revised on April 24, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 20, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 67 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on November 20, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.