Morattico Baptist Church

Morattico Baptist Church is a Virginia historical marker in Northumberland County, dedicated 1937.

Rte. 200 near intersection with Morattico Church Rd.

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On the hill is Morattico church, organized in 1778, the mother Baptist Church of the Northern Neck. The present building was erected in 1856. Lewis Lunsford, first pastor, is buried here.

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1755 · Virginie, Maryland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1781 · MARCH of the ARMY under Lieut:t General EARL CORNWALLIS in VIRGINIA, from the JUNCTION at… (Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library)
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)
1794 · Virginia, Maryland and Delaware. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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