Moseley in Chesterfield County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Skinquarter Baptist Church
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 18, 2010
1. Skinquarter Baptist Church Marker
Pastor William Hickman and about 30 people founded Skinquarter Baptist Church in 1778. The first meetinghouse was located east of the church's cemetery. Hickman moved to Kentucky in 1784 and was an early Baptist leader there. Due to anti-missionary sentiment among the members, the congregation left the Middle District Baptist Association and became affiliated with the Zoar Association in 1836. However in 1848 they rejoined the Middle District Baptist Association. During the 19th century, five churches were organized from this congregation. Augustus Barton Rudd, a missionary to Mexico and Puerto Rico in the late 19th and 20th centuries, was a member. After a fire in 1890, the current church was initially built in 1891.
Erected 2002 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number O-67.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1778.
Location. 37° 24.571′ N, 77° 47.509′ W. Marker is in Moseley,
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Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Piedmont, in Central Virginia, and in the Richmond Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Goode's Bridge (approx. 4.9 miles away); Amelia County / Chesterfield County (approx. 4.9 miles away); a different marker also named Ewell Crosses the Appomattox (approx. 5.2 miles away);
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 18, 2010
2. Moseley Rd (facing north)
Another marker is no longer nearby. Ewell Crosses the Appomattox (was approx. 5.2 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Also see . . . Skinquarter Baptist Church. Website homepage (Submitted on March 21, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.)
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 18, 2010
3. Skinquarter Baptist Church
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 18, 2010
4. Nearby UDC Memorial
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 18, 2010
5. UDC Memorial
Confederate Dead
of
Skinquarter
Erected by the Chesterfield Chapter, U.D.C.
Nov. 30, 1947
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 18, 2010
6. UDC Memorial Bench
and memories a lane,
I'd walk right up to heaven
and bring you home again.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 30, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 21, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,523 times since then and 81 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on March 21, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.
