Bridgewater in Rockingham County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

The Alexander Mack Memorial Library

Photographed by J. J. Prats

1. The Alexander Mack Memorial Library Marker

Inscription. This building was erected 1962-63 and dedicated 1964. It honors the memory of Alexander Mack Sr., follower of Christ, leader of men, and seeker after truth who was founder and first minister of the Church of the Brethren. He was born at Schriesheim, Germany, 1679, migrated under persecution to America and settled at Germantown, Pennsylvania, 1729, died 1735, resting place Germantown Cemetery.

“Thy word a lamp unto my feet.”

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1964.

Location. 38° 22.74′ N, 78° 58.232′ W. Marker is in Bridgewater, Virginia, in Rockingham County. It is on The Mall of Bridgewater College just north of East College Street, on the left when traveling south. It is on the wall of the library. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bridgewater VA 22812, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

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 walking distance of this marker: Sipe Center (approx. 0.4 miles away); Dr. John G. Brown House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Bridgewater Historic District (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Litten Water Gardens at Edgebriar Park (approx. half a mile away); In Honor and Remembrance

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(approx. half a mile away); Bridgewater (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named Bridgewater (approx. half a mile away); The Roscoe Burgess Riverwalk (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bridgewater.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Bridgewater (was approx. half a mile away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

The Alexander Mack Memorial Library and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats

2. The Alexander Mack Memorial Library and Marker

Allee of trees on the mall in front of library image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats

3. Allee of trees on the mall in front of library

Credits. This page was last revised on September 25, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 23, 2016, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 891 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 23, 2016, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.