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Gaffney in Cherokee County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

First Baptist Church

By Mike Stroud, April 2008

1. First Baptist Church Marker

Inscription.
[Lower marker]: First Baptist Church
Founded 1878
Built 1899
B.P. Robertson, Pastor
[Upper marker]
Corner stone from second auditorium building which was demolished September 1949 to make way for the present building completed 1951.

[Dedication Plaque] (Located near the Limestone Street entrance): First Baptist Church
Gaffney, South Carolina
Organized 1878
This building completed June 10, 1951
Frank E. Morris, Pastor
R.R. Markley - Architecture - Durham, N.C.
Crosland Construction Company - Builder
Columbia, S.C.

Building Committee
John M. Hamrick - Chmn., E.H. Jones
J.B. Hatcher, C.E. Hamrick
C.L. Chandler, Mrs. L.V. Gaffney
Waite C. Hamrick, Jr., Mrs. E.H. Dobson
V.H. Lipscomb, Mrs. L.A. Hamrick
A.J. Eastwood, Mrs. Eula H. Vassy
"Whosoever thou art that entereth this church,
be reverent; be attentive; be thoughtful;
and leave it not without prayer to God,
for thyself, for those who minister,
and for those who worship here."

Erected 1951 by First Baptist Church.

Location. 35° 4.372′ N, 81°

First Baptist Church Dedication Plaque Photo, Click for full size

By Brian Scott, October 3, 2009

2. First Baptist Church Dedication Plaque

38.912′ W. Marker is in Gaffney, South Carolina, in Cherokee County. Marker is on E Floyd Baker Blvd, on the right when traveling west. Click for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 200 N Limestone St, Gaffney SC 29340, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 10 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Col. James Williams (within shouting distance of this marker); Carnegie Library (within shouting distance of this marker); Cherokee County WW I Rememberence (within shouting distance of this marker); Cherokee County Veterans Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Michael Gaffney Home (about 400 feet away, in a direct line); Gaffney Cornerstone (about 400 feet away); Cherokee County Confederate Monument (about 500 feet away); Gaffney (about 600 feet away); a different marker also named Gaffney (about 800 feet away); Michael Gaffney (approx. 0.2 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Gaffney.

Also see . . . Gaffney First Baptist Church. Official website of Gaffney First Baptist Church. (Submitted on October 24, 2009, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.)

First Baptist Church Chapel,cornerstone, and marker. Photo, Click for full size

By Mike Stroud, 2008

3. First Baptist Church Chapel,cornerstone, and marker.

First Baptist Church Photo, Click for full size

By Mike Stroud, 2008

4. First Baptist Church

First Baptist Church with Carnegie Library and Col. James Williams Markers and Veteran's Monument Photo, Click for full size

By Mike Stroud, 2008

5. First Baptist Church with Carnegie Library and Col. James Williams Markers and Veteran's Monument

First Baptist Church - Limestone Street Entrance Photo, Click for full size

By Brian Scott, October 3, 2009

6. First Baptist Church - Limestone Street Entrance

First Baptist Church Steeple Photo, Click for full size

By Brian Scott, October 3, 2009

7. First Baptist Church Steeple

Credits. This page originally submitted on May 2, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 834 times since then. Photos: 1. submitted on May 2, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 2. submitted on October 24, 2009, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 2, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 6, 7. submitted on October 24, 2009, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.