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| Add Photo — Add Link — Add Commentary — Correct this page — Print | | Near Van Wyck in Lancaster County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic) |
Waxhaw Presbyterian Church Monument
Organized 1755 by Scotch-Irish
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By Michael Sean Nix, October 28, 2009 | |
| | | 1. Waxhaw Presbyterian Church Monument Marker | | |
Inscription. [Marker Front]
The first church in upper So. Car. This 4½ acre tract was deeded to the congregation by Robert Miller school teacher and minister, Mar.9, 1758. The first pastor was Rev. Wm. Richardson, 1759-1771. The earliest building of logs was used as a hospital for wounded soldiers during the Revolutionary War and was burned by the British. This, the forth, was built in 1896 and remodeled in 1942.
[Marker Back]
Tombstones in the churchyard date from 1758. Among prominent men buried here are President Andrew Jackson's father, Rev. William Richardson, Gen. William R. Davie, Rev. Patriot, founder of the University of No. Car., 1789 Governor of North Carolina , 1798, and minister to France, 1799.
Erected 1948 by Waxhaw Chapter - Daughters of the American Revolution.
Location. 34° 47.346′ N, 80° 49.986′ W. Marker is near Van Wyck, South Carolina, in Lancaster County. Marker is on Old Hickory Road 0.2 miles south of Waxhaw Village Road, on the left when traveling south. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Van Wyck SC 29744, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Elizabeth Hutchinson Jackson (within shouting distance of this marker); Waxhaw Presbyterian Church (approx. 2.4 miles away); Footbridge (approx. 2.6 miles away); Culvert (approx. 2.6 miles away); The Canal Bed (approx. 2.6 miles away); The Guardlock (approx. 2.7 miles away); The Dam (approx. 2.7 miles away); Mill Complex (approx. 2.7 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Van Wyck. |
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By Michael Sean Nix, October 28, 2009 | |
| | | 2. Waxhaw Presbyterian Church Monument Marker | | Back side | | |
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By Michael Sean Nix, October 28, 2009 | |
| | | 3. Waxhaw Presbyterian Church | | |
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By Michael Sean Nix, October 28, 2009 | |
| | | 4. Davie Private Burial Plot | | |
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By Michael Sean Nix, October 28, 2009 | |
| | | 5. Davie Private Burial Plot Gate | | |
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By Michael Sean Nix, October 28, 2009 | |
| | | 6. Waxhaw Presbyterian Graveyard | | |
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By Michael Sean Nix, October 28, 2009 | |
| | | 7. Waxhaw Presbyterian Graveyard | | |
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| Credits. This page originally submitted on October 29, 2009, by Michael Sean Nix of Spartanburg, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 36 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. Submitted on October 29, 2009, by Michael Sean Nix of Spartanburg, South Carolina. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page. | | Add Photo — Add Link — Add Commentary — Correct this page — Print |
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