North Garden Church
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N 37° 57.392 W 078° 39.499
17S E 705728 N 4203578
Historic marker just off US Route 29 in North Garden, VA.
Waymark Code: WMAB10
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 12/16/2010
Views: 4
"Named for the community it served, this established church of old St. Anne's Parish was built on a hill about one half mile east as early as 1769. In 1776 there were plans to build nearby a new, brick church. This new church had not been completed when the old parish was dissolved in 1785.
Historic St. Anne's Parish was founded as a Church of England Parish in 1745. During the pre-revolutionary war period, this parish was the center of sacred and secular life in Albemarle County. The original parish church was "The Ballenger Church" near Howardsville. North Garden Church, Forge Church and Broken Backt Church near Parmyra followed. Our most famous parishioner of the Colonial Period was Thomas Jefferson.
Unfortunately, none of these pre-revolutionary war buildings survived. Today, the parish is comprised of three beautiful active churches: Christ Church, Glendower, 1832; St. John's, Scottsville, 1875; St. Stephen's, Esmont, 1914.
Group that erected the marker: St. Anne's Parish
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
US 29
County route 692
Scottsville, VA
24590
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