Crewe in Nottoway County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Lottie Moon

(1840-1912)

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 18, 2010

1. Lottie Moon Marker

Inscription. Lottie Moon, a native of Charlottesville, was appointed by the Southern Baptist Foreign Mission Board as a missionary to China in 1873 where she served for forty years. She died on her trip home in Kobe, Japan, on Christmas Eve, 1912, and her ashes were buried in her brother's plot in the Crewe Cemetery in 1913. The Lottie Moon Christmas offering is the largest mission offering taken during the year in all Southern Baptist churches.

Erected 1987 by Department of Conservation and Historic Resources. (Marker Number SM-2.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures • Women. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1873.

Location. 37° 10.123′ N, 78° 7.616′ W. Marker is in Crewe, Virginia, in Nottoway County. It is on The Falls Road (Virginia Route 49) 0.3 miles north of Lone Pine Road ( Route 633), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Crewe VA 23930, United States of America.

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Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Piedmont,

in Southside Virginia,

and specifically in Central Virginia.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

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: Roger Atkinson Pryor (approx. 0.6 miles away); Crewe (approx. 0.6 miles away); Peter Francisco: Washington's One Man Army (approx. 0.6 miles away); Peter Francisco: Hercules of the Revolution (approx. 0.6 miles away); Tarleton's Southside Virginia Raid (approx. 0.7 miles away); Peter Francisco's Fight: Fact or Fiction? (approx. 0.7 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); Civilian Conservation Corps Company 1370 (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Crewe.

Also see . . .
1. Lottie (Charlotte) Moon.

The Falls Rd (facing north) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 18, 2010

2. The Falls Rd (facing north)

Southern Baptist Historical Library & Archives (Submitted on May 23, 2010.)

2. Lottie Moon. International Mission Board (Submitted on May 23, 2010.)

Photographed by Wikimedia Commons

3. Lottie Moon

Credits. This page was last revised on February 23, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 23, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 3,279 times since then and 107 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 23, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.