Harleston Village in Charleston in Charleston County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
St. John's Church
circa 2008
1. St. John's Church Marker
Inscription.
St. John's Church. . This church grew from services held for German inhabitants in Charleston by Rev. Johann Martin Boltzius in 1734 and Rev. Henry Melchior Muhlenberg in 1742. The cornerstone of the first house of worship was laid in 1759; the second and present church building was dedicated in 1818. Dr. John Bachman, noted clergyman, naturalist, and author, served as minister of St. John's 1815 - 1874. During this time, he assisted his ornithologist and artist friend John James Audubon, in producing Birds of America and the work entitled Vivipavous Quadrupeds of North America. Bachman was influential in establishing the S C Lutheran Synod (1824), the Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary (1830), and Newberry College (1856). He died in 1874 and is buried in the church.
This church grew from services held for German inhabitants in Charleston by Rev. Johann Martin Boltzius in 1734 and Rev. Henry Melchior Muhlenberg in 1742. The cornerstone of the first house of worship was laid in 1759; the second and present church building was dedicated in 1818. Dr. John Bachman, noted clergyman, naturalist, and author, served as minister of St. John's 1815 - 1874. During this time, he assisted his ornithologist and artist friend John James Audubon, in
producing Birds of America and the work entitled Vivipavous Quadrupeds of North America. Bachman was influential in establishing the S C Lutheran Synod (1824), the Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary (1830), and Newberry College (1856). He died in 1874 and is buried in the church.
Location. 32° 46.728′ N, 79° 56.076′ W. Marker is in Charleston, South Carolina, in Charleston County. It is in Harleston Village.
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Marker is on Archdale Street south of Clifford Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5 Clifford Street, Charleston SC 29401, United States of America. Touch for directions.
3. St. John's Church Marker,at right, inside the fence, along Archdale Street
2008
4. St. John's Church
Photographed By Mike Stroud, October 2, 2011
5. St. John's Church and marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 8, 2008, by M. L. 'Mitch' Gambrell of Taylors, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,147 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on September 8, 2008, by M. L. 'Mitch' Gambrell of Taylors, South Carolina. 3. submitted on November 6, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 4. submitted on September 8, 2008, by M. L. 'Mitch' Gambrell of Taylors, South Carolina. 5. submitted on November 6, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.