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.

Details

HM Number	HMY2
Tags	Churches and Religion
Marker Number	V-46
Year Placed	2004
Placed By	Department of Historic Resources
Marker Condition	No reports yet
Date Added	Monday, September 15th, 2014 at 2:31am PDT -07:00

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UTM (WGS84 Datum)	18S E 341649 N 4122444
Decimal Degrees	37.23508333, -76.78513333
Degrees and Decimal Minutes	N 37° 14.105', W 76° 47.108'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds	37° 14' 6.30" N, 76° 47' 6.48" W
Driving Directions	Google Maps
Area Code(s)	757, 202
Closest Postal Address	At or near 2584-2590 VA-614, Williamsburg VA 23185, US
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