Golinsville in Caroline County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Golansville Quaker Meetinghouse

Photographed by Kathy Walker, March 26, 2008

1. Golansville Quaker Meetinghouse Marker

Inscription. Pioneers in asserting the right to religious freedom, the Caroline Friends (Quakers) held their first meeting nearby on 12 March 1739 together with their partner, Cedar Creek Friends Meeting of Hanover County. At a meeting on 9 May 1767, members issued a call to their fellow Quakers to end slaveholding, the first such movement in Virginia. The Friends' testimony against slavery contributed to declining membership as many immigrated west to free states. The Caroline Friends continued to use their meetinghouse and burying ground until 1853. They then joined Cedar Creek and ultimately became Richmond Friends Meeting.

Erected 2000 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number E-110.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Quakerism, and the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is March 12, 1739.

Location. 37° 58.798′ N, 77° 30.05′ W. Marker is in Golinsville, Virginia, in Caroline County. It is on Jefferson Davis Highway (U.S. 1) south of Cedar Fork Road (Virginia Route 601), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Ruther Glen VA 22546, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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Regionally, this marker is in the Piedmont

and in Central Virginia.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

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: Like to Eat? (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Like to Eat? (approx. half a mile away); Dickinson's Mill (approx. 0.6 miles away); Clark Family Farm (approx. 2.9 miles away); Maneuvering to the North Anna River (approx. 2.9 miles away); York: Lewis and Clark Expedition (approx. 2.9 miles away); Birthplace of the Legendary Secretariat (approx. 3.4 miles away); In Honor and Remembrance (approx. 3.4 miles away).

Credits. This page was last revised on December 24, 2019. It was originally submitted on July 16, 2008, by Kathy Walker of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,180 times since then and 57 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on July 16, 2008, by Kathy Walker of Stafford, Virginia. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.

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