Historic Richmond Churches & Synagogues

by Walter S. Griggs Jr.

Book Overview

Richmond's historic houses of worship cannot be separated from the city's storied past. A young Patrick Henry sparked a revolution with his "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death" speech inside St. John's Episcopal Church on Church Hill. Congregation Beth Ahabah, with its awe-inspiring windows and adjoining museum, is one of the oldest and most revered synagogues in the country. An interstate highway was moved to save the Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1467137413
• ISBN13: 9781467137416
• Release Date: September 2017
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.9"