Ed Marsh wrote: > > I would like to know more about the Quaker Meeting House on Goose Creek. I have > CANDLER ancestors, Quakers who moved from South River to Goose Creek. I assumed > (probably incorrectly) that they moved just a short ways from the present > Lynchburg because their children appeared in Campbell Co.a short time later. > > Linda Johns wrote: > > > hortonmay@aol.com wrote: > > > > > > Linda, I think that Goose Creek starts above Montvale and meanders in a SE > > > direction. > > > EH May > > > Bedford Va > > > > Hi, > > > > You know someone else corrected me on that. I told them that this is > > what comes from living down here in the flatlands so long...we can't > > figure out which way water flows. And to further complicate matters, > > the St. Johns, Florida's largest river, which is not far from me, > > actually does flow north for some 250 miles to the Atlantic Ocean. > > Check it out. > > > > I have no idea why I started out describing Goose Creek backwards. Brain > > fade, I suppose. Anyway, to one and all, it starts up there in the > > mountains, near Powell's Gap, and heads south along the same general > > path described, but in reverse. I guess I just don't know of any rivers > > in Virginia that flow north... > > > > Kathy, were your ancestors Quaker, by any chance? There's a famous > > Quaker Meeting House on Goose Creek. > > > > Linda in Florida, amid the smoke and ash > > > > ==== VABEDFOR Mailing List ==== > > The VAGenWeb's QueryPage for the "Unknown County" is at URL: > > http://people.delphi.com/fspradlin/vaquery.htm Hi Ed and Bedford researchers, I have some notes on the Bedford County Goose Creek Meeting House but the historic marker there pretty well sums it up. From A GUIDEBOOK TO VIRGINIA'S HISTORICAL MARKERS: "Quaker Baptist Church" A Quaker meeting was established on Goose Creek in 1757, and a meeting house built. Fear of Indians caused most of the Quakers to move elsewhere though some of them returned. Unsuccessful attempts were made to reestablish the Goose Creek meeting. Before 1824, a church was established near here, known as Difficult Creek Baptist Church. The present Church (Quaker Baptist), built in 1898, stands near the site of the old building. Bedford county: Route 24, 3.0 miles east of interesection of Routes 122 and 24. End of quote. There is, also, located nearby Morgan's Baptist Church, oldest Baptist Church in the county, founded 1771, which was formerly known as Goose Creek Baptist. Morgan's is closer to Moneta and on the other side of Goose Creek from the Quakers. The Quakers were downstream, below Davis Mills, between Body Camp Creek and Difficult Creek, nearer to Huddleston. I'm posting this to the group, even though Ed asked the question, as this may be of some interest to others, as well. I know that I have, speaking for myself, learned a great deal on Bedford county just reading the posts that come through whether or not they apply to me, and this may be helpful to others. Linda in Florida