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Three Chopt District Historic Sites - Ridge Baptist Church

Ridge Baptist Church, circa 1853, in Three Chopt District, Henrico County, Virginia.

This is the original Ridge Baptist Church building, the center portion of which was completed during 1853. In this section, which was known as the Meeting House, Ridge School began in 1878.

Ridge Baptist Church, today, in Three Chopt District, Henrico County, Virginia.

This is Ridge Baptist Church today.

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This triangular monument erected April 3, 1953 on the premises of Ridge Baptist Church states: "Erected in memory of the confederate veterans of this locality by the Chesterfield Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. The original Ridge Baptist Church building was used as a hospital during the War Between the States".

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  • (Hugh Douglas Pitts)


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