Some old historic landmarks of Virginia and Maryland, described in a hand-book for the tourist over the Washington, Alexandria and Mount Vernon electric railway . ^ -c o2ir =. POHICK CHURCH OF TRURO PARISH. Six miles below the Mount Vernon Mansion and four miles from the Potomac stands OF VIRGINIA AND MARYLAND. 6l the Old Pohick Church, the second building of the parish, erected in the year of first edifice was erected about the year 1732 but stood where now stands LewisChapel. The present house was built from plans furnished by Washington who was amember of its vestry and a frequent
Some old historic landmarks of Virginia and Maryland, described in a hand-book for the tourist over the Washington, Alexandria and Mount Vernon electric railway . ^ -c o2ir =. POHICK CHURCH OF TRURO PARISH. Six miles below the Mount Vernon Mansion and four miles from the Potomac stands OF VIRGINIA AND MARYLAND. 6l the Old Pohick Church, the second building of the parish, erected in the year of first edifice was erected about the year 1732 but stood where now stands LewisChapel. The present house was built from plans furnished by Washington who was amember of its vestry and a frequent attendant at its services. The eccentric MasonL. Weems though not one of its rectors regularly ordained by the bishop of London,often preached there before 1800, The picture represents an old time congregationafter service. Davis, an English traveler who passed much of his time in the neighbor-hood about 1800, published a book of his observations which he inscribed to ThomasJefferson. He was a teacher in the family of Thomas Ellicott, a quaker and proprietorof the first flour mill on the Occoquan. In this book he thus describes a visit to theancient parish church, I ro
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