St. Paul's Episcopal Church has an interesting history. Originally built as a district courthouse in 1802, it became an academy and then was purchased by an individual who deeded it to the Episcopal Church in 1830 as a memorial to his wife.
During the Civil War, it was used as a hospital after the First and Second Battles of Manassas, as well as during the measles epidemic that swept through the Confederate camps in 1861. According to the Historical Marker Database, it was burned in November 1862 along with the rest of the village in retaliation after Confederate bushwhackers fired on U.S. troops nearby. Only the brick walls remained, and in 1867 the church was rebuilt.
I love that people worship in a church with all that history!
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ReplyDelete...so many churches became hospitals during the war.
ReplyDeleteThat is a lot of history for one building.
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i love history, very cool. thank you for sharing with us. hope u r ready for 2021. outside looks Christmas to welcome in the new year. inside i have cleaned up. ( ;
ReplyDeleteA beautiful building.
ReplyDeleteCool view of it.
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