New Monmouth Church and Morrison's Birthplace

Rockbridge County · dedicated 1936 · Rte. 60, at junction with Rte. 669 south

This is the site of the first church, built 1746. Just northeast was the birthplace of William McCutchan Morrison, born, 1867, died, 1918. A missionary to the Belgian Congo, he translated the Bible into native languages and exposed conditions there. Buried at Luebo, Congo.

David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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