Earlier today, when the temperature was still below 90°F, I took a hike. I went to the Greensprings Interpretive Trail, a few miles west of Williamsburg, Virginia, which I explored back in September 2021. This time, I wandered from that trail onto the Powhatan Creek Trail, and found my way to Church on the Main, a historic site. Here's a sign for the church, seen from an adjacent residential street.
The Church on the Main was built around 1750 and was dismantled around 1850. Some small parts of its brick walls remain today, as seen here along with some modern wooden benches and lots of trees.
Here are some more brick wall remnants and more trees. I think this shot shows what was the back of the church.
This monument, which resembles a cemetery headstone, is a memorial to troops from Pennsylvania and Virginia who died in the Battle of Green Spring during the American Revolution. It also appears in the background in the photo above.
Finally, this is the tomb of an unknown soldier who died during that battle. Its writing is hard to read from this angle.
For more about Church on the Main, go to Visit Williamsburg, the Williamsburg Yorktown Daily and The Historical Marker Database. For more about the Battle of Green Spring, go to American Battlefield Trust, Revolutionary War, Journal Of The American Revolution and Emerging Revolutionary War Era.
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