Near King and Queen Court House in King and Queen County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Mattapony Church
The first church on this site was the Lower Church of St. Stephen's Parish, built ca. 1674. The present sanctuary, an example of cruciform ecclesiastical architecture, was built ca. 1730-1734. After the Revolutionary War and the disestablishment of the Church of England, the building was abandoned. Members of a Baptist congregation began worshiping here early in the 19th century and organized themselves as Mattapony Church in 1828. Fire destroyed the interior of the sanctuary in 1923, but the building was restored and reopened. Buried in the churchyard are family members of Carter Braxton, signer of the Declaration of Independence.
Erected 2017 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number OB-3.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1674.
Location. 37° 43.076′ N, 76° 53.169′ W. Marker is near King and Queen Court House, Virginia, in King and Queen
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Regionally, this marker is on Virginia’s Middle Peninsula. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in the Tidewater, in the Chesapeake Bay Region, 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Death of Col. Dahlgren (approx. 2.2 miles away); Newington (approx. 2.7 miles away); State Fish Hatchery (approx. 2.9 miles away); James Horace Carter Lynched (approx. 3.2 miles away); World Wars I and II Memorial (approx.
Other markers no longer nearby. Mattapony Church (has been replaced with this marker); Where Dahlgren Died (was approx. 2.2 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Credits. This page was last revised on August 30, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 30, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 10 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 30, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
