Rucker’s Chapel
Nearby stood Rucker’s Chapel, one of the first
Anglican (present-day Episcopal) churches in
Amherst County. Also known as Harris Creek
Church and later as St. Matthew’s, the church
was founded by Col. Ambrose Rucker before 1751.
It stood on part of a 5,850-acre tract his father,
John Rucker, patented In 1745. The church served
Its congregation until 1847, when the members
moved to Ascension Church, in Amherst. Logs
from the chapel were later used to construct a corn-
crib at Sweet Briar College, two miles north.
Marker is on South Amherst Highway (U.S. 29) south of North Coolwell Road (County Route 663), on the right when traveling south.
Courtesy hmdb.org
