Valentines in Brunswick County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Mason's Chapel

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, October 27, 2012

1. Mason's Chapel Marker

Inscription. Near here stood Mason's Chapel, one of the earliest Methodist churches in southern Virginia. The first Virginia conference, May, 1785, was held here or nearby; Bishop Asbury presided. The conference of 1801 was held here. The present Olive Branch church is four miles west.

Erected 1938 by Virginia Conservation Commission. (Marker Number SN-60.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Francis Asbury, Traveling Methodist Preacher, and the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1785.

Location. 36° 33.966′ N, 77° 49.197′ W. Marker is in Valentines, Virginia, in Brunswick County. It is on Christanna Highway (Virginia Route 46) 0.1 miles south of Gasburg Road (County Road 626), on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Valentines VA 23887, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southern Virginia,

specifically in the Piedmont,

and in Southside Virginia.

It is also in the

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American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in 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 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Brunswick Circuit (approx. 0.6 miles away); Brunswick County, Virginia (approx. 1.8 miles away); Raleigh and Gaston Railroad (approx. 7½ miles away in North Carolina); Allen Jones (approx. 8.2 miles away in North Carolina); Plummer Bernard Young (approx. 9.9 miles away in North Carolina); Ella Baker (approx. 10 miles away in North Carolina); Willis Alston, Jr. (approx. 10.4 miles away in North Carolina); Fort Christanna Historical Site (approx. 10.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Valentines.

Christanna Hwy (facing north) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, October 27, 2012

2. Christanna Hwy (facing north)

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 29, 2012, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 841 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 29, 2012, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.