Second Southwark Church Archeological Site

Second Southwark Church Archeological Site (44SY65)
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
Nearest city	Surry, Virginia
Coordinates	37°08′00″N 76°53′10″W / 37.13345°N 76.886°WCoordinates: 37°08′00″N 76°53′10″W / 37.13345°N 76.886°W
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1686
NRHP Reference #	84003610[1]
VLR #	090-0069
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	February 23, 1984
Designated VLR	January 17, 1984[2]

Second Southwark Church Archeological Site is a historic archaeological site located near Surry, Surry County, Virginia. The site includes the remains of the second church to serve Southwark Parish. It is believed to have been erected by 1673, and replaced an earlier church built about 1655. The church was abandoned shortly after the American Revolutionary War, and stood in ruins through the American Civil War. A monument was erected on the site in 1927.^[3] A Virginia highway marker commemorating the church site is located near the junction of Virginia Routes 10 and 618.^[4]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.^[1]

References

1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
3. Calder Loth, ed. (1999). The Virginia Landmarks Register: Second Southwark Church Archeological Site. University of Virginia Press.
4. "Southwark Parish Churches - Virginia Historical Markers on Waymarking.com". Retrieved 18 June 2016.