Near Dinwiddie in Dinwiddie County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Gravelly Run Quaker Meeting House
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, March 29, 2009
1. Gravelly Run Quaker Meeting House Marker
Inscription.
Gravelly Run Quaker Meeting House. . Quakers began settling the region by the end of the 17th century. Named for nearby Gravelly Run stream, the meetinghouse was built by 1767. It became the religious center for the Quakers in Dinwiddie and surrounding counties. In the early 1800s the yearly meeting for the Upper Monthly Meeting was frequently held at Gravelly Run. Membership began to decline then because the Quakers refused to bear arms and opposed slavery. As a result, several members moved to Ohio, Tennessee, and Indiana, and the meetinghouse was abandoned in the 1830s.
Quakers began settling the region by the end of the 17th century. Named for nearby Gravelly Run stream, the meetinghouse was built by 1767. It became the religious center for the Quakers in Dinwiddie and surrounding counties. In the early 1800s the yearly meeting for the Upper Monthly Meeting was frequently held at Gravelly Run. Membership began to decline then because the Quakers refused to bear arms and opposed slavery. As a result, several members moved to Ohio, Tennessee, and Indiana, and the meetinghouse was abandoned in the 1830s.
Erected 2000 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number S-42.)
Location. 37° 8.245′ N, 77° 31.598′ W. Marker is near Dinwiddie, Virginia, in Dinwiddie County. Marker is at the intersection of Boydton Plank Road (U.S. 1) and Quaker Road, on the right when traveling south on Boydton Plank Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Dinwiddie VA 23841, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles
2. Gravelly Run Quaker Meeting House (S 42) and Raceland (S 46) Markers.
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, March 29, 2009
3. Gravelly Run is 1.5 miles south of the marker.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 3, 2020. It was originally submitted on April 5, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,655 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on April 5, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.
