Golansville, Virginia

Golansville is an unincorporated community in Caroline County, in the U.S. state of Virginia. It was the site of a Quaker meetinghouse from 1739 until 1853; in 1767 members of the congregation became the first Quakers in Virginia to call for an end to slavery in the United States.[1]

House in Golansville, July 2018

References

  1. "Golansville Quaker Meetinghouse E-110". Marker History. Retrieved 2018-08-01.



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