Once enslaved Samuel K. Taylor found freedom in Gum Springs where he began preaching in people's homes. In 1865, the community constructed a building which served as both church and school.
Text of Historical Marker: According to tradition, the…
Black American Temple Cheeks was born in Fauquier County. It is unknown whether he had been a slave. At the age of 36 and as a freed man, he enlisted in the United States Colored Troops, Co H, 22nd US Colored Infantry. He reported to the 7th Sub…
The church cemetery is located on Coppermine Road in Herndon, Virginia. The original church, which was founded in 1866 by Mary Ellen Naylor Bush, Rev. Fred Cook, Rev. Louis H. Bailey, Rev. William Smith and Brother Temple Cheeks, met in the Old…
The church was started around 1886 by a former slave Jackson Hughes who married former slave Mariah Beckwith. Where they lived was originally called Jacksonville, then Hughesville.
Freedmen were given one acre of land for religious and educational purposes and a burying ground for colored people. The first church was a one-room wooden structure built by individuals using lumber provided by the Freedmen’s Bureau.
Second Baptist Church of Falls Church was planned and organized by Elder Hiram Reed, the pastor of the First Baptist Church, a white church. The church building was used as a school during the week.
Galloway United Methodist Church was founded in 1867 by George and Harriet Brice who wanted a church for the newly emancipated enslaved. Today, the church building located on Annandale Road is in Falls Church City while the adjacent church cemetery…
A description of the establishment of African American churches after the Civil War, their importance within the community, and the political activism of the church leadership.
