Visions of the Commonwealth
The
photography
of
Wanda Judd
www.wanda
j udd. com
“Little St. Mary’s”
(original Sanctuary
circa 1865)
“New” St. Mary’s
(Main Sanctuary)
All Wooden
Structure in
the new main
sanctuary
Kneeling Bench
(The handwork
by the ladies
of the Church)
Cross in
“Little St. Mary’s”
Sanctuary
Church Doors
(New Fellowship
Hall)
V
irginia
C
apitol
C
onnections
, W
inter
2013
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Some History
St. Mary’s traces its origins to 1865. The beginnings of St. Mary’s can be traced to
the Reconstruction period following the Civil War, and originally served the coal mining
families who lived in this rather poor part of Goochland County at the time.
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