Near Powhatan in Powhatan County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Shiloh Baptist Church

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, September 5, 2011

1. Shiloh Baptist Church Marker

Inscription. The Church began in 1866 with seventy ex-slaves who met in a private home (Doc Walton), then under a brush arbor, followed by a log cabin church and later in a framed church; this burned in 1898 and was replaced by the present structure. The first pastor was Rev. Daniel White. “The River Jordan” mural, by Julien Binford (who was partly paid for his work with farm produce) graces the archway behind the pulpit (1942). Life magazine featured the mural in the Fall of 1942, which led to Powhatan artist Binford being recognized nationwide.

Erected 2007 by Michaux-St. James Foundation, Inc.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Arts, Letters, Music • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1866.

Location. 37° 37.169′ N, 77° 52.141′ W. Marker is near Powhatan, Virginia, in Powhatan County. It is at the intersection of Monte Road (Virginia Route 633) and Old River Trail ( Route 617), on the left when traveling east on Monte Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Powhatan VA 23139, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Piedmont,

in Central Virginia,

and in the Richmond Metropolitan Area.

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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lee's Final Bivouac (approx. 2.6 miles away); Lee's Last Camp (approx. 2.6 miles away);

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a different marker also named Lee's Last Camp (approx. 2.6 miles away); Tanglewood Ordinary (approx. 2.6 miles away); Monocan Indians Village of Pineville (Michaux) (approx. 2.7 miles away); Michaux Grant (approx. 2.7 miles away); The 1936 Virginia Prison Recordings (approx. 2.7 miles away); Early Transportation on the James River (approx. 3.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Powhatan.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Lee’s Last Bivouac (was approx. 2.6 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Also see . . . Michaux-St. James Foundation. (Submitted on September 6, 2011.)

Shiloh Baptist Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, September 5, 2011

2. Shiloh Baptist Church

Old River Trail & Monte Rd image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, September 5, 2011

3. Old River Trail & Monte Rd

Credits. This page was last revised on November 11, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 6, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,055 times since then and 80 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 6, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.