Second Southwark Church Archeological Site

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]

Second Southwark Church Archeological Site (44SY65)
Memorial on the site of the church, dusk, April 2017
Second Southwark Church Archeological Site is located in Virginia
Second Southwark Church Archeological Site
Second Southwark Church Archeological Site is located in the United States
Second Southwark Church Archeological Site
Nearest citySurry, Virginia
Coordinates37.13345°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]

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

References

  1. "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 June 5, 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 June 18, 2016.


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