Mount Pleasant Baptist Church and Cemetery
Title
Mount Pleasant Baptist Church and Cemetery
Date
1867- Present
Description
In 1867 freed formerly enslaved people moved to Alexandria (part of Fairfax County) where Charles H. Brown sold them 60 acres of land. Charles and Eliza Brown of Westchester, New York also deeded one acre of land to the “Freed Men of Fairfax County.” The land was to be used for religious and education purposes. The once enslaved built homes and a one room log building for church.
This first structure was used as a church and school. The cemetery was established next to the church. The cemetery contains over 200 marked graves and numerous unmarked graves. The cemetery is a mixture of commercial, military, and homemade gravestones.
This first structure was used as a church and school. The cemetery was established next to the church. The cemetery contains over 200 marked graves and numerous unmarked graves. The cemetery is a mixture of commercial, military, and homemade gravestones.
Source
Church History Our Story
https://mtpleasantbc.org/about-us/our-story/
Location
6477 Lincolnia Road, Alexandria, VA
District
Mason
Additional Notes
The Mount Pleasant Baptist Church is listed on the Fairfax County Inventory of Historic Sites.
Collection
Citation
“Mount Pleasant Baptist Church and Cemetery,” Fairfax County African American History Inventory, accessed October 24, 2026, https://fairfaxaahi.centerformasonslegacies.com/items/show/31.