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Bethel Presbyterian Church
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By Mike Stroud, April 2008 | |
| | | 1. Bethel Presbyterian Church Marker | | |
Inscription. [Front text]
This church, originally located at Jacksonboro, was founded in 1728 by Rev. Archibald Stobo (d.1741), father of the Presbyterian church in S.C. The first building at Jacksonboro was replaced in 1746 by a "hansome sanctuary" that stood until it was destroyed by a forest fire in 1886. A summer chapel built on this site in 1821 was a branch of the Jacksonboro church.
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By 1830s the Walterboro church became the main sanctuary under the leadership of Rev. Edward Palmer
(1788-1882), minister here 1827-32, 1844-45, and 1862-74. A second frame church, built here in 1860-61, was destroyed by a tornado in 1879. It was replaced by another frame church in 1880, which burned in 1966. The present brick sanctuary, the fourth on this site, was built in 1969.
Erected 2002 by the Colleton County Historical and Preservation Society. (Marker Number 15-19.)
Location. 32° 54.308′ N, 80° 39.482′ W. Marker is in Walterboro, South Carolina, in Colleton County. Marker is on Church Street. Click for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 403 Church Street, Walterboro SC 29488, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker| | | | 
By Mike Stroud, 2008 | |
| | | 2. Bethel Presbyterian Church Marker, Reverse side | | |
. Hickory Valley (about 500 feet away, in a direct line); Walterborough Library Society (about 500 feet away); Walterborough Academy (approx. 0.3 miles away); Colleton County Veterans War Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Colleton County Courthouse (approx. half a mile away); Confederate Monument (approx. half a mile away); Walterboro (approx. half a mile away); Walterboro Jail (approx. half a mile away). Click for a list of all markers in Walterboro.
Regarding Bethel Presbyterian Church. Paul Walter ( co-founder of Walterboro ) built the Bethel Presbyterian Church on what became known as "Walter Hill." |
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By Mike Stroud, April 2008 | |
| | | 3. Bethel Presbyterian Church | | |
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By Mike Stroud, 2008 | |
| | | 4. Bethel Presbyterian Church | | |
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By Mike Stroud, April 2008 | |
| | | 5. Bethel Presbyterian Church | | "The Bethel Bell +
This bell hung in the steeple of
Bethel Presbyterian Church from 1890
until the building was destroyed by fire in 1966." | | |
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By Mike Stroud, 2008 | |
| | | 6. Bethel Bell Caption | | |
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Credits. This page originally submitted on April 15, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,053 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on April 15, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Christopher Busta-Peck was the editor who published this page.
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