Near Green Spring in Frederick County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Old Stone Church at Greenspring

Photographed by Craig Swain, March 15, 2008

1. Old Stone Church at Greenspring Marker

Inscription.
One-half mile west at Greenspring stands the Old Stone Church, the second church building on the site, which was built in 1838 for a Lutheran congregation. The first church had been built as a subscription school and as a house of worship. Old Stone Church and its large cemetery both had been long abandoned when, in 1927, Cora Bell Crim led local residents in restoring them and forming the Old Stone Church Memorial Association. The earliest extant Lutheran church in Frederick County, Old Stone Church is a rare example of the simple stone churches once common in the northern Shenandoah Valley.

Erected 1998 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number A-67.)

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 year for this entry is 1838.

Location. 39° 17.821′ N, 78° 9.568′ W. Marker is near Green Spring, Virginia, in Frederick County. It is at the intersection of Green Spring Road (County Route 671) and Warm Spring Road (County Route 676), on the right when traveling west on Green Spring Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Winchester VA 22603, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

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

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markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Zacquill Morgan House (approx. 3.7 miles away in West Virginia); Cool Spring Presbyterian Church (approx. 3.8 miles away in West Virginia); Morgan Cabin (approx. 3.8 miles away in West Virginia); West Virginia / Frederick County (approx. 4.2 miles away); West Virginia (Berkeley County) / Virginia (approx. 4.3 miles away in West Virginia); Hopewell Friends Meeting House (approx. 4.4 miles away); Wayne A. Whitham Rest Area (approx. 4.4 miles away); Triceratops (approx. 4.4 miles away).

Also see . . . Old Stone Church. Virginia Department of Historic Resources website entry (Submitted on April 11, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Photographed by Craig Swain, March 15, 2008

2. Old Stone Church at Greenspring Marker

Photographed by Gardner Phillips, August 2009

3. Old Stone Church at Greenspring Marker

Old Stone Church Greenspring Va photographer Gardner Phillips Jr.

Photographed by Gardner Phillips, 2008

4. Old Stone Church at Greenspring Marker

Interior Old Stone School House side

Photographed by Gardner Phillips, 2008

5. Old Stone Church at Greenspring Marker

Interior Old Stone Church side

Credits. This page was last revised on April 11, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 25, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,837 times since then and 53 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 25, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 3. submitted on August 21, 2011, by Gardner Phillips of Richmond, Us. 4, 5. submitted on September 16, 2011, by Gardner Phillips of Richmond, Us.