Hunting Quarter Baptist Church
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Markerman62
N 36° 53.995 W 077° 20.910
18S E 290749 N 4086345
Marker is in front of the church on Hunting Quarter Church Road
Waymark Code: WM1AZDF
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 11/03/2024
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Hunting Quarter Baptist Church originated ca. 1863 when local African Americans began holding worship services under a nearby brush arbor, according to oral history. White neighbors donated a two-room sanctuary that stood 200 feet northeast of here and burned ca. 1865. The congregation built a fame sanctuary here in 1879 and later overlaid it with brick. During the segregation era, the church supported Hunting Quarter School for African American children. Buried in the cemetery is longtime pastor Frank L. Mason, Republican candidate for U.S. Congress from Virginia's 4th district in 1920. Also interred here are veterans of World Wars I and II.
2015
Marker Number: UO-8
Marker Title: Hunting Quarter Baptist Church
Marker Location: 16166 Hunting Quarter Church Rd, Stony Creek
County or Independent City: Sussex County
Web Site: Not listed
Marker Program Sponsor: Not listed
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