Beech Branch Baptist Church Marker

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Allendale in Allendale County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Beech Branch Baptist Church

By Mike Stroud, 2008

1. Beech Branch Baptist Church Marker

Inscription.
Constituted September 12, 1759 as Coosawhatchie Church, this church became in 1882 Beech Branch Baptist Church. The present lot was granted in 1796 and occupied by 1815. The building was remodeled in 1908 and in 1960, electricity having been installed and the porch added in 1959, when weekly morning services began. The annex was built in 1962.

Erected 1963 by Beech Branch Baptist Church Luray, S.C. (Marker Number 3-2.)

Location. 32° 51.434′ N, 81° 16.626′ W. Marker is in Allendale, South Carolina, in Allendale County. Marker is on State Highway S-3-104 0.3 miles south of State Highway S-3-92, on the right when traveling south. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Allendale SC 29810, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 10 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. The Town Of Brunson (approx. 7 miles away); Smyrna Baptist Church (approx. 7 miles away); Lucile Ellerbe Godbold (approx. 7.3 miles away); Morrison Academy (approx. 7.3 miles away); Fairfax (approx. 7.4 miles away); Lawtonville Church (approx. 7.4 miles away); Allendale County War Memorial (approx. 7.5 miles away); Bethlehem Church (approx. 7.9 miles away); Old Pocotaligo Road, March From The Sea (approx. 8.9 miles away); Hampton Colored School (approx. 9.1 miles away).

Beech Branch Baptist Church Marker, seen at left Photo, Click for full size

By Mike Stroud, December 28, 2008

2. Beech Branch Baptist Church Marker, seen at left

Also see . . .
1. Coosawhatchie Church or Beech Branch Baptist Church. From: "Allendale On The Savannah", Copyright ©1970 , Transcribed by Judith Presnell Canant (Judy) April 2000. (Submitted on January 20, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)

2. Beech Branch Baptist Church Cemetery Index. This church and cemetery is located just across the Hampton County line in Allendale County near the town of Luray, S.C. (Submitted on March 18, 2009, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.)

Beech Branch Baptist Church Photo, Click for full size

By Mike Stroud, December 28, 2008

3. Beech Branch Baptist Church

Credits. This page originally submitted on January 20, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,160 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 20, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.