Belmont Chapel
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flyingmoose
N 39° 04.153 W 077° 29.139
18S E 284959 N 4327398
Located in front of the former Belmont Chapel, on the northbound side of Russell Branch Parkway.
Waymark Code: WM14JE2
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 07/15/2021
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Margaret Mercer (1791-1846), educator and reformer, purchased Belmont plantation in 1836. Here she ran a prominent academy for young women, waiving tuition for those unable to afford it. Best known for advocating the liberation of enslaved African Americans and promoting their resettlement in Liberia, Mercer also gained recognition for her book Popular Lectures on Ethics (1841). She commissioned the construction of Belmont Chapel, which opened here by 1841. The chapel hosted Episcopal services and a Sunday school at which African Americans were educated alongside whites. Long an important community center, the chapel burned in the 1960s. St. David's Episcopal Church opened here in 1990.
Marker Number: T 59
Marker Title: Belmont Chapel
Marker Location: Roadside
County or Independent City: Loudoun
Marker Program Sponsor: Department of Historic Resources, 2018
Web Site: Not listed
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