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Old St. John's Church, (Broad and Twenty Fifth Streets),
Richmond, Va 3
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OLD ST. JOHN'S CHURCH
This venerable and historic edifice stands upon the site
of an old Indian Settlement. The original structure (com-
pleted in 1741 when the Old Dominion owed allegiance to
George III, and the Protestant Episcopal Church of Vir.
ginia was in the Jurisdiction of the Bishop of London), has
undergone several alterations and enlargements, but much
of it still remains, forming the East and the West transepts
of the present building. Here was held the Virginia Con-
vention, during a session of which Patrick Henry delivered
his famous speech ("Give me liberty or give me death").
The surrounding burial ground contains many curious tombs
and unique epitaphs.
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