Near Middlebrook in Augusta County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Mount Tabor Lutheran Church
Photographed By J. J. Prats, September 18, 2011
1. Mount Tabor Lutheran Church Marker
Shenandoah Valley circuit-riding preacher Paul
Henkel formed Mount Tabor Lutheran Church
about 1785, several miles to the east. It shared a
log building with St. John’s, a Lutheran and
Reformed union congregation. Under the direction
of David Frederick Bittle, the Mount Tabor con-
gregation moved here in 1838 and built a brick
church within the current cemetery. In 1842 Bittle
and Christopher C. Baughman organized a
preparatory school for boys in the church
parsonage about a mile west. The school became
the Virginia Collegiate Institute in 1845. It moved
to Salem in 1847, where it became Roanoke
College in 1853. Construction of the present
church building was completed in 1889.Erected 2003 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number A-106.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Churches & Religion • Education. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1785.
Location. 38° 4.702′ N, 79° 11.493′
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Virginia Institute (here, next to this marker); Middlebrook Historic District (approx. 2.2 miles away); Glebe Burying Ground (approx. 2˝ miles away); Bethel Church (approx. 4.3 miles away); Roanoke College (approx. 4.3 miles away); Avenue of Trees (approx. 4.7 miles away); Augusta County Training School (approx. 5.8 miles away); West View (approx. 6.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Middlebrook.
Photographed By J. J. Prats, September 18, 2011
2. Two Markers on Church Grounds
Photographed By J. J. Prats, September 18, 2011
3. Mount Tabor Lutheran Church
Photographed By J. J. Prats, September 18, 2011
4. Mount Tabor Lutheran Church Cemetery
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 16, 2011, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 647 times since then and 77 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 16, 2011, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.
