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Photograph

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Rocktown History

Linville Creek Dunkard Church (Oldest)

Linville Creek Dunkard Church (Oldest)

Name/Title

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Entry/Object ID

Photo9079

Description

Name: Linville Creek Dunkard Church (Oldest) Denomination; Dunkard Location; Broadway, Va. North on Indian Trail Road / Rt. 620, to intersection with Indian Trail Road / Rt. 717 and Mt. Valley Rd./ Rt. 620. The building used to stand on the hill at the northeast corner of the intersection, a spot now occupied by Keezletown Elementary School. Notes; 'In 1794, Rudolph and Frances Yount came from York county, Pennsylvania with their sons, Benjamin and Joseph. Joseph was a bachelor at the time, but Benjamin had a wife and children. Near Bowman’s Mill (later Broadway), the Yount’s built what is now known as the Tunker House. Restored in the early 1970’s by Samuel Lindsay, the Tunker House remains one of the notable remaining examples of early Dunkard meeting homes with its large downstairs room divided by a suspended, movable partition

Collection

Collection 017

Acquisition

Accession

21.57

Source or Donor

Mr. Seymour Paul

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Artist

Seymour Paul

Lexicon

Search Terms

Church

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Digital Photo

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Sep 26, 2021

Provenance

Notes

Church photos taken to use in book.by Seymour Paul. Limited to churches that existed before 1950 in Rockingham County, Va.

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

September 26, 2021

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

May 27, 2026