Providence in Halifax County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Halifax Church

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, June 15, 2013

1. Halifax Church Marker

Inscription. Halifax Church is the oldest Presbyterian church in Halifax County. The Congregation was formed in June, 1830, from Cub Creek Church in Charlotte County. The organizational group included the Reverend Clement Read of Cub Creek and twenty-six local communicants including sixteen black members, mostly slaves. Visiting ministers preached occasionally at the church until June, 1831, when the Reverend Thomas A. Ogden began four years of service as the congregation's first pastor. The building was restored in 1983 and placed on the Virginia Landmarks Register in 1987.

Erected 1988 by Department of Conservation and Historic Resources. (Marker Number R-78.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1830.

Location. 36° 56.266′ N, 78° 49.183′ W. Marker is in Providence, Virginia, in Halifax County. It is at the intersection of Cole Ferry Road (Virginia Route 624) and Morton's Ferry Road ( Route 623), on the right when traveling

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north on Cole Ferry Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Nathalie VA 24577, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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 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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Clarkton Bridge (approx. 5.1 miles away); Mulberry Hill (approx. 6.9 miles away); The Confederate Trail (approx. 7.3 miles away); Guarding A Lifeline (approx. 7.4 miles away); Wilson’s orders were to destroy the Richmond and Danville Railroad to the greatest extent possible (approx. 7.4 miles away); Roanoke Station (approx. 7.4 miles away); Wilson-Kautz Raid (approx. 7.4 miles away); The Battle of Staunton River Bridge

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, June 15, 2013

2. Halifax Church Marker

(approx. 7.6 miles away).

Halifax Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, June 15, 2013

3. Halifax Church

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on June 16, 2013, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 427 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 16, 2013, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.