Nearby stands Hebron Lutheran Church. This

cruciform church was built in 1740 and is

America’s oldest church in continuous use by

Lutherans. The congregation was formed by

1725 by German families, some of whom

arrived to Virginia in 1717 to work at Germanna,

Lieutenant Governor Alexander Spotswood’s

frontier mining community. The church was

enlarged about 1800 and a pipe organ

crafted by David Tannenburg of Lititz,

Pennsylvania. was installed. The interior

of the church has elaborate frescoed ceilings

painted by the Italian born artist Joseph

Oddenino. It was listed on the Virginia Landmarks Register and the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.

Marker is on North Blue Ridge Turnpike (Virginia Route 231) south of Hebron Church Road (County Route 638), on the right when traveling north.

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