Near Nollville in Berkeley County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)

Tuscarora Church

Photographed by J. J. Prats, January 29, 2016

1. Tuscarora Church Marker

Inscription. Tuscarora Presbyterian Church, which was built before 1745 by Scotch-Irish Presbyterians. Rev. Hugh Vance, first pastor, is buried here. During Indian days, worshipers hung their guns on pegs in the walls while they sang and prayed.

Erected 2009 by West Virginia Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the West Virginia Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1745.

Location. 39° 27.85′ N, 78° 0.422′ W. Marker is near Nollville, West Virginia, in Berkeley County. It is on Tuscarora Pike (County Route 15) west of Lost Road (County Route 13/1), on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8854 Tuscarora Pike, Martinsburg WV 25403, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Eastern Panhandle.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the

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Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: World War I Monument (approx. 1½ miles away); World War I Doughboy Monument (approx. 1½ miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 1½ miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 1½ miles away); “Oh Shenandoah, I Long to See You!” (approx. 2 miles away); J. R. Clifford (approx. 2.1 miles away); Sumner-Ramer Memorial School (approx. 2.1 miles away); Old Berkeley County Jail (approx. 2.1 miles away).

Photographed by J. J. Prats, January 29, 2016

2. Tuscarora Church Marker

Tuscarora Presbyterian Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, January 29, 2016

3. Tuscarora Presbyterian Church

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on February 14, 2016, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,384 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 14, 2016, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.