Historic Prince William Presents
Bacon Race Church
and Cemetery
by
Darlene Hunter
on Thursday, May 10,
2012, 7:30-9:00pm
Three churches occupied the Bacon Race Church and Cemetery site, variously
known as Occoquan Meeting House, Bacon Race Church, and Oak Grove
Church, with the earliest church built on the site c. 1774. Led by Elder David
Thomas, it was Prince William County's first Baptist Church.
Ms. Hunter is a Certified Genealogist specializing her research in Northern Virginia and
especially Prince William County, Virginia. She also has transcribed many records as a
volunteer for RELIC and currently serves as a Library Service Tech III at Bull Run Regional
Library and has published articles in Reliquary on the Prince William County historic sites of
Moor Green and the Bristoe Tract.
The Public is invited to attend this free presentation by Historic
Prince William at 7:30 pm on Thursday May 10th, 2012 in The
Occoquan Room of the McCoart Building at the McCoart Government
Administrative Center off the Prince William County Parkway.
Directions to McCoart Building at the McCoart Government Administrative Center
From Interstate 95: Take the Prince William County Parkway Exit and follow the Prince William Parkway
approximately 5.5 miles to James J. McCoart Government Center entrance on the right. The parking lot is by the
building on the left.
From Interstate 66: Take The Prince William Parkway/Route 234 Exit and follow the Prince William
Parkway/Route 234 going south toward Woodbridge approximately 11.6 miles. Turn left to enter the James J.
McCoart Government Center entrance on the right. The parking lot is by the building on the left.
For more information, check us out at http://historicprincewilliam.org