First Church in Rockingham County

First Church in Rockingham County is a Virginia historical marker in in Dayton, Rockingham County, dedicated 1990.

Rockingham County · dedicated 1990 · Rte. 732 (Bowman Road), 0.2 miles west of Rte. 290 (College Street), in Dayton

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The first church in Rockingham County was built on this site in 1747 on land owned by Captain Daniel Harrison of the colonial militia. Serving as a "Chapel of Ease" for Augusta Parish, the first building is believed to have been built of logs. The chapel was replaced by a larger frame building some 20 years later. Following the Revolutionary War, the church was used by a Methodist congregation; it was sold and functioned as a barn until it was torn down about 1900.

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