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

Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 17, 2021

1. Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church Marker

Inscription. Organized 1868 by Rev. York Johnson, an ex-slave, who with 27 others separated from White Oak Primitive Baptist Church. Rev. Johnson, assisted by The Freedmen Bureau, established a benevolent organization "The Union Branch of the True Vine" and founded The Union Branch School. Besides its primary role as a religious institution, Bethlehem, the House of Bread, promotes individual advancement, community involvement, historical endeavors, and has always advocated for civil rights.

Erected 2014 by Stafford County.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Education • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1868.

Location. 38° 17.621′ N, 77° 21.442′ W. Marker is near Fredericksburg, Virginia, in Stafford County. It is on Chapel Green Road (County Route 602), on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 135 Chapel Green Road, Fredericksburg VA 22405, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area,

in Northern Virginia,

and in the Piedmont.

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 markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church and Cemetery (here, next to this marker); 6th Corps Encampment (approx. 1.1 miles away); White Oak Church (approx. 1.1 miles away);

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