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Mt. Zion Methodist Church
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By Cindy Bullard, October 27, 2010 | |
| | | 1. Mt. Zion Methodist Church Marker (front) | | |
Inscription.
[Front]
This church, founded in 1868 with Rev. James Wesley Johnson as its first minister, held its early services in a brush arbor. In 1870 trustees purchased this 1 ¾ acre tract to build a “Negro Schoolhouse” sponsored by the church, the first in the Mars Bluff community. This sanctuary, originally a frame building, was built in 1875 on a tract purchased from the school.
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The sanctuary was extensively remodeled and covered in brick veneer in 1970. The cemetery nearby, established in 1876, includes the graves of such early church leaders as Anthony H. Howard (1840-1908), a former slave who served in the S.C. House of Representatives during Reconstruction. Howard was also one of several black farmers who grew rice here after the Civil War.
Erected 2004 by the Congregation. (Marker Number 21-17.)
Location. 34° 10.758′ N, 79° 38.616′ W. Marker is near Mars Bluff, South Carolina, in Florence County. Marker is on Liberty Chapel Rd. when traveling east. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Florence SC 29506, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Mt. Zion Rosenwald School (within shouting distance of this marker); Red Doe (approx. 0.4 miles away); Hewn-Timber Cabins (approx. 1.2 miles away); Francis Marion Memorial Highway (approx. 1.3 miles away); Atomic Bomb Accident at Mars Bluff, March 11, 1958 (approx. 1.6 miles away); American Legion Post #1 / 2nd Lieutenant Fred H. Sexton (approx. 3 miles away); Jamestown (approx. 3 miles away); William R. Johnson House / The Columns (approx. 3.3 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Mars Bluff. |
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By Cindy Bullard, October 27, 2010 | |
| | | 2. Mt. Zion Methodist Church Marker (reverse) | | |
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By Cindy Bullard, October 27, 2010 | |
| | | 3. Mt. Zion Methodist Church | | |
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Credits. This page originally submitted on October 28, 2010, by David Bullard of Seneca, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 387 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 28, 2010, by David Bullard of Seneca, South Carolina. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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