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- Description of Subject Matter: Little Fork Church, St. Mark's Parish, is Culpeper County's only Colonial church. It was ordered into existence in 1731 as a "chapel of ease" within the Little Fork between the Rappahannock and Hazel Rivers by Governor Spotswood. The present building was begun in 1773 and completed in 1776 at a cost of 30,000 pounds of tobacco. It is the third building at this location, two others having been destroyed by fire around 1750 and 1770.
Little Fork's general design is similar to that of Bruton Parish Church in Williamsburg, Virginia. The pulpit is positioned in the center of the north wall and reflects the emphasis on the sermon as the dominant action of worship in the eighteenth century. The pews are of low boxed design, each with three bench seats and a draft stopping door. It is assumed that in each pew the occupants provided a portable foot warmer.
On the south lawn there is a monument to commemorate the "Little Fork Rangers." At the dedication of the monument in 1904, surviving members of the Rangers, more correctly known as "CO D 4th Virginia Cavalry," gathered once more. The area around the church was a rallying point for those in the community who served during the Civil War.
Services at Little Fork ceased at the onset of the Civil War. The church grounds were used as a drill field by the Little Fork Rangers. Later, Union troops quartered at the church destroyed most of the interior furnishings, leaving only the shell of the building and the reredos on the east wall
Some time after the war was over, a northern soldier sent $100 to the church for the construction of new pews to replace those vandalized for campfires.
After the war, the church was lovingly used by a Methodist congregation, except for a yearly Episcopal service until a painstaking restoration was undertaken in 1976. St. Stephen's was instrumental in this accomplishment. Lt. General A.J. Boyle, USA (Retired), of the Culpeper congregation, led the project and supervised the on-site work. Through the financial, physical and spiritual assistance of many, the restoration was completed in 1979. The church was reconsecrated on October 20 of that year. In 1989, the worshipping congregation obtained church status within the Diocese of Virginia.
By 1994, it was clear to all that a new facility was needed to meet the growing needs of the congregation. A Long Range Planning Committee was formed. This committee, through various permutations, has led to the planning and construction of a Parish Hall, which was dedicated in June, 1999.
The above was from http://www.littleforkchurch.net/Pages/Page10/index.html
The text on the marker. in addition to listing the members of Company D, says the following:
1861.
Affectionately dedicated to
The Little Fork Rangers --
(Co. D, 4 VA Cavalry)
for heroic deeds and
patriotic devotion.
1865.
Firm as the firmest where duty led,
They hurried without a falter;
Bold as the boldest, they fought and bled,
The battles were won, but the fields were red,
And the blood of their fresh young hearts was shed,
On their Country's hallowed altar.
-- Ryan
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