Fork Union in Fluvanna County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

John Jasper

Photographed by Roger Dean Meyer, August 29, 2008

1. John Jasper Marker

Inscription. The Rev. John Jasper, one of the best known black preachers of the 19th century in Virginia was born a slave in Fluvanna County on 4 July 1812. After working in a tobacco factory, Jasper had a religious awakening in the later 1830s and became a preacher. Self-educated, Jasper was renowned for his fiery oratorical style and for the sermon “De Sun Do Move,” first delivered in 1878 and preached to more than 250 audiences, including the Virginia General Assembly. He organized the Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church in Richmond in 1867. Jasper died in late March 1901 and is buried in Richmond.

Erected 2001 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number F-99.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical month for this entry is March 1901.

Location. 37° 48.679′ N, 78° 14.503′ W. Marker is in Fork Union, Virginia, in Fluvanna County. It is on James Madison Highway (U.S. 15) 0.1 miles south of Carysbrook Road (Virginia Route 615), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fork Union VA 23055, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

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within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Point of Fork (approx. 2.1 miles away); S.C. Abrams High School (approx. 2.1 miles away); Fluvanna County World War Memorial (approx. 2.1 miles away); “Texas Jack” Omohundro Birthplace (approx. 3.3 miles away); Fork Union Academy (approx. 3½ miles away); Fork Union Baptist Church (approx. 3½ miles away); Abraham Seay (approx. 3.6 miles away); Millstones (approx. 3.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fork Union.

Also see . . . Black Past. (Submitted on October 9, 2008, by Roger Dean Meyer of Yankton, South Dakota.)

Wider view John Jasper Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Roger Dean Meyer, August 29, 2008

2. Wider view John Jasper Marker

Photographed by Craig Swain, February 27, 2010

3. John Jasper Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 3, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 9, 2008, by Roger Dean Meyer of Yankton, South Dakota. This page has been viewed 2,612 times since then and 76 times this year. Last updated on September 16, 2024, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 9, 2008, by Roger Dean Meyer of Yankton, South Dakota. 3. submitted on February 28, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.