Lincoln in Loudoun County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Goose Creek Friends

Photographed by Franklin Bell, December 1, 2007

1. Goose Creek Friends Marker

Inscription. Here on a log in the unbroken forest, Hannah Janney, wife of Jacob Janney, worshipped twice weekly in 1736. In 1738 Friends meetings were held in a private house once a month. Then came a log meeting house. Then the old stone house in 1765, and the brick house in 1817.

Erected 1917 by General subscription at Centennial Celebration.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Quakerism series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1736.

Location. 39° 7.003′ N, 77° 41.772′ W. Marker is in Lincoln, Virginia, in Loudoun County. It is on Lincoln Road (County Route 611) 1.6 miles south of East Main Street, Purcellville (Business Virginia Route 7), on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lincoln VA 20160, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area

and in Northern Virginia.

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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Goose Creek Friends 1817 Meeting House (a few steps from this marker); Goose Creek Friends 1765 Meeting House (a few steps from this marker); The Burning Raid (approx. 0.2 miles away); Goose Creek Friends Oakdale School (approx. ¼ mile away);

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Goose Creek Historic District (approx. ¼ mile away); Loudoun Branch, Manassas Gap Railroad (approx. ¾ mile away); Loudoun County Emancipation Association Grounds (approx. 1.3 miles away); Mother of the Wright Brothers (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lincoln.

More about this marker. This is one of four markers in the little town of Lincoln, all having to do with institutions established by the Friends. Looking north from the marker you can see the three buildings which the other three markers discuss.

Also see . . . History of Goose Creek Monthly Meeting. (Submitted on August 5, 2013, by Linda Walcroft of Woodstock, Virginia.)

Additional keywords. Quakers, Friends, Virginia, Early 19th Century America

Photographed by Franklin Bell, December 1, 2007

2. Goose Creek Friends Marker

The marker with 1765 and 1817 meeting houses in background image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Franklin Bell, December 1, 2007

3. The marker with 1765 and 1817 meeting houses in background

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 2, 2007, by Franklin Bell of Bluemont, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,531 times since then and 22 times this year. Last updated on July 26, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 4, 2007, by Franklin Bell of Bluemont, Virginia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.