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Near Gloucester Point in Gloucester County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Abingdon Church

 
 
Abingdon Church Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Kevin W., July 21, 2010
1. Abingdon Church Marker
Inscription. This is the Third Church of Abingdon Parish and was erected in 1755 on the site of an earlier one. The parish, established between 1650 and 1655, had its first church near the river.
 
Erected 1935 by Conservation & Development Commission. (Marker Number NW-5.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Churches & Religion. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1755.
 
Location. 37° 20.015′ N, 76° 30.878′ W. Marker is near Gloucester Point, Virginia, in Gloucester County. Marker is on George Washington Memorial Highway (U.S. 17) north of Mid County Lane, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4632 George Washington Memorial Hwy, Hayes VA 23072, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Warner Hall (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Woodville School (approx. 0.6 miles away); Rosewell (approx. 0.9 miles away); Fairfield (approx. 0.9 miles away); Rosewell and Werowocomoco (approx. 0.9 miles away); Dr. Walter Reed’s Birthplace (approx. 0.9 miles away); Robert Russa Moton
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(approx. 0.9 miles away); United Negro College Fund (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gloucester Point.
 
Also see . . .  Abingdon Church. (PDF) Documentation for National Register of Historic Places nomination. (Submitted on October 17, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.) 
 
Abingdon Church Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Laura Troy, October 13, 2007
2. Abingdon Church Marker
West face of Abingdon Church image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Laura Troy, October 13, 2007
3. West face of Abingdon Church
East face of Abingdon Church image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Kevin W., July 21, 2010
4. East face of Abingdon Church
Note the brick stile providing access into the church yard.
North face of Abingdon Church image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Kevin W., July 21, 2010
5. North face of Abingdon Church
The cemetery includes graves ranging over the centuries.
South face of Abingdon Church image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Kevin W., July 21, 2010
6. South face of Abingdon Church
Small brick marker in the church yard image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Kevin W., July 21, 2010
7. Small brick marker in the church yard
Site
of
First Brick Church
Serving Abingdon Parish
c. 1655 - 1755
On the back of this marker is a small plaque that reads:
Given in loving memory of Dr. George Upshur Carneal of Eagle Point by his wife Florence, 1966.
Burwell Tombs within the churchyard image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Kevin W., July 21, 2010
8. Burwell Tombs within the churchyard
"These tombs and the remains of the Burwells were removed in 1911 from the family graveyard at Carters Creek to this place."
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 28, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 14, 2007, by Laura Troy of Burke, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,187 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos:   1. submitted on July 27, 2010, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.   2, 3. submitted on October 14, 2007, by Laura Troy of Burke, Virginia.   4, 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on July 27, 2010, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.

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