Mt. Pleasant Church Herndon, Virginia

Mt. Pleasant Church Herndon, Virginia

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 Floris School House. One of the church founders Temple Cheeks served during the Civil War in the US Colored Infantry. In 1882, the church relocated to Horse Pen Rd, today Coppermine Rd., on land donated by Henry Cook. Today, the church is located on Squirrel Hill Rd.