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Acquinton Church The ruins a
Colonial church built in 1734. Although
owned by the Episcopalians it was used by various denominations as a meeting
house prior to 1888 when it was sold to the Methodists. A deed conveying the
property is recorded at King William Courthouse.
Photographed 6 Oct 2007 and Contributed by George Seitz |
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Acquinton Church A view of the
ruins from the interior.
Photographed 6 Oct 2007 and Contributed by George Seitz |
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Beulah Baptist Church First built
in 1812, the current church is from
1846.
Photographed 4 Jul 2008 and Contributed by George Seitz. |
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Colosse Baptist Church Built in
1852.
Photographed 10 March 2007 and Contributed by George Seitz |
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County Court House erected about
1725, it is one of the oldest courthouses still in use in the United States. It is
constructed of brick using Flemish bond and features fine Georgian brickwork.
Photographed 10 March 2007 and Contributed by George Seitz |
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Elsing Green Manor Unity
Dandridge, the granddaughter of Colonel John West inherited his fortune and had the manor
house at Elsing Green built around 1715. When Unity died in 1753, it was sold to Carter
Braxton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Among the furnishings is the
Surrender Table. It is the table that the American and French sat with the British at to
negotiate the terms of surrender at Yorktown that gained American independence.
Photographed 20 Sep 2015 and Contributed by George Seitz |
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Lodge at Elsing Green Manor Built
before 1690 by Colonel John West, the founder of the town of West Point. The fine, small
Jacobean Lodge became the East dependency of Elsing Green Manor.
Photographed 20 Sep 2015 and Contributed by George Seitz. |
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Epworth Methodist Church
Dedicated about 1883. The property on which it
stands was for fifty years Powell's Chapel where preaching services were
held on the second Sunday afternoon of each month.
Photographed 23 Jan 2008 and Contributed by George Seitz |
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Etna Mills Eubank family home
Photographed c1930's and Contributed by Virginia Bush |
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Old "Eubank?" Mill Near Etna
Mills? and Eubank family cemetery
Bettie Southworth Grose reports that This is more commonly remembered as "Gravatt's Mill" where
three generations of her family (Southworth) were millers.
Photographed c1930's and Contributed by Virginia Bush |
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Farm Hill Another Eubank property
Photographed c1930's and Contributed by Virginia Bush |
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Hebron Baptist Church Built in
1852.
Photographed 10 March 2007 and Contributed by George Seitz |
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Mangohick Church Built by 1732 as
a chapel of ease for St. Margaret's
Parish. It was abandoned after disestablishment. Since the late 19th century
it has been the home of a black Baptist congregation. It is on the Virginia
Landmarks Register.
Photographed 23 Jan 2008 and Contributed by George Seitz |
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St. John's Church Built in 1734.
It is designated as a state and national landmark. The American Revolution had a serious
impact on the church. It lost its leadership and parishioners. It fell into disrepair.
During the Civil War it was a victim of the Union cavalry. The interior was destroyed by
the Army. In 1877 Capt. Robert E. Lee Jr. purchased the property from the Commonwealth of
Virginia. It has emerged from several phases of extensive restoration and is now again a
beautiful and functional building.
Photographed 10 March 2007 and Contributed by George Seitz |
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Seven Springs Circa 1725-1740,
was owned by and possibly built by Capt. George Dabney I. The home is on the National and
State Historic Registers and is unusual in its asymmetrical design with a central-chimney
plan and four unequal-sized rooms.
Photographed 16 April 2010 and Contributed by George Seitz. |
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Sharon Baptist Church In 1845,
using horse drawn wagons, the old Second
Baptist Church of Richmond, at 12th and Main Street, was moved brick by
brick to the present location.
Photographed 23 Jan 2008 and Contributed by George Seitz |