Ruins of St. George's Chapel historical marker

Photograph

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Jefferson County Museum

Name/Title

Ruins of St. George's Chapel historical marker

Entry/Object ID

IMG1723

Description

Ruins of St. George's Chapel. West Virginia Highway Historical marker placed in 1972. Text: This chapel was built by devout people of (then) Frederick Parish, Frederick County, Virginia who joined Col. Robert Worthington in completing it in 1769. It was first called the English Church, then Berkeley Church, then Norborne Chapel, as the parish was Norborne, 1770-1815. The Rev. Daniel Sturgis was its first minister of record, 1771-1785. The Washington, Nourse, Davenport and Throckmorton families worshiped here.

Acquisition

Accession

358

Source or Donor

Fitzpatrick, Edwin A., III

Acquisition Method

Donation

Credit Line

From the Edwin A. Fitzpatrick, Jr., Collection

Made/Created

Artist

Fitzpatrick, Edwin A.

Studio

Edwin A. Fitzpatrick, 627 Jefferson Avenue, Charles Town, WV

Place

* Untyped Place

Charles Town, West Virginia

Notes

Location of Negative: stored with photograph