MORGAN CHAPEL

In 1740, Colonel Morgan Morgan, Dr. John Briscoe, and Jacob Hite started West Virginia’s first Episcopal Anglican Church here. During the Revolutionary War, funds were being raised to build a new chapel; however, the local County Court ordered that the funds be temporarily confiscated and used for powder and lead. (The funds were later returned.) After the war, Morgan Morgan II, an outstanding lay leader, contributed to establishing the new Episcopal Church. Colonel Morgan Morgan and other prominent early settlers are buried in the cemetery. The present building which was built in 1851 is the third church on the site.

During the Civil War, the building was used by soldiers. They left behind numerous inscriptions on the walls of the small room behind the chapel. The chapel and graveyard are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Location: CR26 – 0.2 miles west of US11

Man of God and War
In February 1735, Colonel Morgan Morgan organized a militia company which evolved into the first unit of West Virginia’s National Guard and one of the oldest continuously active military units in the country.