06,07.31 Pohick Church
Pohick Church in Fairfax County, Virginia, was erected between 1767-1774.
Designed by James Wren, this brick church of Truro Parish replaced an earlier wooden structure that stood two miles south near Pohick Creek. The creek's ancient name came from the native Dogue word for hickory. George Washington, George William Fairfax, and George Mason were parish vestrymen and members of the building committee of Pohick Church. Members of the Lee family of Virginia were among the parishioners. Pohick Church was abandoned in the early 1800s due to the disestablishment of the English Church after the Revolutionary War. It was restored for worship in the 1830s as an Episcopal Church.
Designed by James Wren, this brick church of Truro Parish replaced an earlier wooden structure that stood two miles south near Pohick Creek. The creek's ancient name came from the native Dogue word for hickory. George Washington, George William Fairfax, and George Mason were parish vestrymen and members of the building committee of Pohick Church. Members of the Lee family of Virginia were among the parishioners. Pohick Church was abandoned in the early 1800s due to the disestablishment of the English Church after the Revolutionary War. It was restored for worship in the 1830s as an Episcopal Church.
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