First American Woman Missionary to China

First American Woman Missionary to China is a Virginia historical marker in Lancaster County, dedicated 1935.

S. Main St. at intersection with W. Church St.

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Here was born, October 28, 1817, Henrietta Hall, (daughter of Colonel Addison Hall) first American woman missionary to China. She married Rev. J. Lewis Shuck, and was sent with him to China by the Baptist Board of Foreign Missions, arriving there in September, 1836. She died at Hong Kong, November 27, 1844.

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Historical maps covering this location

1787 · [French troops route to Yorktown] (Historical map archives, georeferenced via Allmaps)
1794 · A new and accurate chart of the Bay of Chesapeak including Delaware Bay with all the… (Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library)
1807 · Map Of Virginia (lower right sheet) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1818 · Map of Virginia, 1818 (lower right sheet) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1840 · A Chart of the Chesapeake And Delaware Bays. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

Map of Virginia, 1818 (lower right sheet), 1818, covering the location of First American Woman Missionary to China, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Map of Virginia, 1818 (lower right sheet), 1818, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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