Item Details
Old Blandford Church, Petersburg, Va. Erected 1735.
| Format | Postcard |
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| Description | 2 pages |
| Language | English |
| City, State | Petersburg, VA |
| Denomination | Episcopal Church |
| Subject | Fine Arts |
| Notes | Was built in 1735, and attended by the distinguished John Randolph, of Roanoke, who descended from Pocahontas; and many others of note and distinction of that period. Within the walls of its "moss grown battlement and ivy mantled towers" are engraved by some unknown one, the famous verses beginning "Thou art crumbling to the dust, old pile," which are published in connection with view of the interior. |
| Collection | James R. Tanis Collection of Church Postcards |
| Contributor | Princeton Theological Seminary |
| Rights |  Copyright Not EvaluatedDigitized collections are made accessible for purposes of education and research.
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