Church on the Main

Church on the Main (HMY2)

Location: Williamsburg, VA 23185
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Country: United States of America
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N 37° 14.105', W 76° 47.108'

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Less than one mile to the east is the site of the Church on the Main, a brick Anglican church built by the 1750s to serve James City Parish as replacement for the church on Jamestown Island, which had become difficult for communicants to reach. The Rev. James Madison(1749-1812) was its best-known rector, serving the church from about 1777 until it fell into disuse after the American Revolution and the disestablishment of the Anglican Church. Madison became president of the College of William and Mary(1777-1812) and Virginia's first Episcopal Bishop in 1790. By 1857 all aboveground traces of the church were gone.
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HM NumberHMY2
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Marker NumberV-46
Year Placed2004
Placed ByDepartment of Historic Resources
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Monday, September 15th, 2014 at 2:31am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 341649 N 4122444
Decimal Degrees37.23508333, -76.78513333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 14.105', W 76° 47.108'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 14' 6.30" N, 76° 47' 6.48" W
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Area Code(s)757, 202
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 2584-2590 VA-614, Williamsburg VA 23185, US
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