Olive Branch Christian Church

Olive Branch Christian Church is a Virginia historical marker in James City County, dedicated 1998.

Rte. 60, at intersection with Rte. 602, east of Toano

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In 1833 the founders of Olive Branch Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) met for worship at Hill Pleasant Farm. By 1835, the congregation had built a brick church on land donated by Dr. Charles M. Hubbard and Mary Henley. During the Civil War, Union soldiers occupied the church; they reportedly slept in the gallery and stabled their horses in the sanctuary. The congregation worshiped in the Farthing house until 1866, when the church was restored to usable condition. With that exception, Olive Branch Christian Church, one of the oldest churches of the Disciples of Christ in Virginia, has been in continuous use since its construction

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1818 · Map of Virginia, 1818 (lower right sheet) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1833 · Virginia, Maryland, Delware. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1840 · A Chart of the Chesapeake And Delaware Bays. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1847 · Virginia (H. S. Tanner, 1847) (Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1862 · Map of the battle ground near Richmond, showing plainly, every point of interest of the… (Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library)

Virginia, Maryland, Delware, 1833, covering the location of Olive Branch Christian Church, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Virginia, Maryland, Delware, 1833, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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