Mount Olivet United Methodist Church

In the summer of 1861, Union soldiers retreating from the First Battle of Bull Run encamped near the church and commandeered it for use as a hospital and then a stable.

The soldiers later dismantled the church building to provide firewood and other supplies for the war effort, but a tiny congregation persevered and built another small meetinghouse on the site in 1870.

After World War II, rapid population growth in the area spurred the construction of a larger church.

Construction completed in 1949 added a new sanctuary, a social hall and a kitchen, as well as the stylized tall steeple that adorns the church to this day.

Also in 1920, the burial records of the church were destroyed in a fire, and information on existing grave sites is largely limited to what is inscribed on the tombstones.