Archives for October 2000:

Highway Marker Planned and Dedicated

October 21, 2000

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ceremony-collage

Elk Run Church Historic Highway Marker package is submitted to Virginia’s Department of Historic Resources on March 13, 2000, for consideration at the Board Meeting on June 15, 2000.

On June 14, 2000, The Virginia Board of Historic Resources approved the Historical Highway Marker for the Elk Run Anglican Church Site to include the new information on its structure.

By mid-September 2000, preparations began for the Historical Marker Dedication Ceremony.

On October 21, 2000, the Virginia State Historical Marker Dedication Ceremony was held at the Elk Run Church Site. Descendents of the Church’s first Rector, the Reverend James Keith, participated in the Ceremony. Carl R. Lounsbury of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation gave the Historical Address.

To read more about the Virginia State Historical Marker Dedication Ceremony, click here.

First History Sign Installed

October 7, 2000

On October 7, 2000, the first Interpretative Sign frame for the history of Elk Run Village was installed.