On Tidewater Trail (U.S. 17) at Muddy Gut Road (Virginia Route 607), on the right when traveling south on Tidewater Trail.
Angel Visit Baptist Church, one of the oldest African American churches in Essex County, was formed in 1866 when African American members withdrew from white-led Ephesus Baptist Church after Emancipation. The congregation purchased land here in 1867 . . . — — Map (db m194986) HM
On River Place (Virginia Route 680) 0.3 miles north of Shellfield Road (Virginia Route 666), on the right when traveling north.
Here in 1861 Confederates constructed an eight gun "water battery" principally for the defense of Fredericksburg. The guns were manned by the 55th Infantry Regiment located 500 yards N.W. The cannons were moved and the fort abandoned March 1862 . . . — — Map (db m25231) HM
On Tidewater Trail (U.S. 17) at Johnville Road (Virginia Route 611), on the right when traveling east on Tidewater Trail.
Located two miles N.E. on Rappahannock River at Lowry’s Point was a Confederate eight gun “water battery” constructed in 1861. Here at Dunnsville was located Camp Byron, home of Company F (Essex Light Dragoons), Ninth Cavalry, C.S.A.; the company . . . — — Map (db m3081) HM
On Tidewater Trail (U.S. 17) near Boston Road (Virginia Route 610), on the right when traveling north.
Founded by
Southside Rappahannock Baptist Association
Education - The Hope of a Glorious Future
Original Trustees
Willis Brook • Ned Fitzgerald • C. H. Newman • D.R. Page • Thomas Pollard • J. R. Ruffin • N.A. Wiggins • W. E. Robinson - . . . — — Map (db m191128) HM