Near Williamsburg in James City County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Church on the Main
Photographed By Laura Troy, September 8, 2007
1. Church on the Main Marker
Inscription.
Church on the Main. . Less than one mile to the east is the site of the Church on the Main, a brick Anglican church built by the 1750s to serve James City Parish as replacement for the church on Jamestown Island, which had become difficult for communicants to reach. The Rev. James Madison (1749–1812) was its best-known rector, serving the church from about 1777 until it fell into disuse after the American Revolution and the disestablishment of the Anglican Church. Madison became president of the College of William and Mary (1777–1812) and Virginia’s first Episcopal Bishop in 1790. By 1857 all aboveground traces of the church were gone.
Less than one mile to the east is the site of the Church on the Main, a brick Anglican church built by the 1750s to serve James City Parish as replacement for the church on Jamestown Island, which had become difficult for communicants to reach. The Rev. James Madison (1749–1812) was its best-known rector, serving the church from about 1777 until it fell into disuse after the American Revolution and the disestablishment of the Anglican Church. Madison became president of the College of William and Mary (1777–1812) and Virginia’s first Episcopal Bishop in 1790. By 1857 all aboveground traces of the church were gone.
Erected 2004 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number V-46.)
Location. 37° 14.105′ N, 76° 47.108′ W. Marker is near Williamsburg, Virginia, in James City County. Marker is on Greensprings Road (County Route 614) north of 4H Club Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Williamsburg VA 23185, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Governor’s Land (here, next to this marker); Green Spring Road
More about this marker. This marker sits with 3 others V41,V39,V42.
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, May 12, 2010
2. Church on the Main Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on April 4, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 11, 2007, by Laura Troy of Burke, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,590 times since then and 27 times this year. Last updated on April 1, 2022, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos:1. submitted on September 11, 2007, by Laura Troy of Burke, Virginia. 2. submitted on May 12, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
