Second Southwark Church Archeological Site

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Second Southwark Church Archeological Site (44SY65)
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Memorial on the site of the church, dusk, April 2017
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Nearest city Surry, Virginia
Coordinates 37°08′00″N76°53′10″W / 37.13345°N 76.886°W / 37.13345; -76.886 Coordinates: 37°08′00″N76°53′10″W / 37.13345°N 76.886°W / 37.13345; -76.886
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1686 (1686)
NRHP reference No. 84003610 [1]
VLR No.090-0069
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 23, 1984
Designated VLRJanuary 17, 1984 [2]

Second Southwark Church Archeological Site is a historic archaeological site located near Surry, Surry County, Virginia. The site includes the remains of the second church to serve Southwark Parish. It is believed to have been erected by 1673, and replaced an earlier church built about 1655. The church was abandoned shortly after the American Revolutionary War, and stood in ruins through the American Civil War. A monument was erected on the site in 1927. [3] A Virginia highway marker commemorating the church site is located near the junction of Virginia Routes 10 and 618. [4]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Calder Loth, ed. (1999). The Virginia Landmarks Register: Second Southwark Church Archeological Site. University of Virginia Press. ISBN   9780813918624.
  4. "Southwark Parish Churches - Virginia Historical Markers on Waymarking.com" . Retrieved 18 June 2016.