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. 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.

Erected 1992. (Marker Number 10-22.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Arts, Letters, Music • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Colonial Era • Education • Environment • Religion & Religious Structures • Science & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 1734.

Location. 32° 46.728′ N, 79° 56.076′ W. Marker is in Charleston, South Carolina, in Charleston County. It is in Harleston

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Village. It 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.

Regionally, this marker is in Historic Charleston

and in the Lowcountry.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Philip Porcher House (a few steps from this marker); The Unitarian Churchyard (within shouting distance of this marker); The Unitarian Church in Charleston (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Fielding Home for Funerals (about 500 feet away); First Central Station in South Carolina (about 500 feet away); Charleston Work House (about 700 feet away); Jonathan Jasper Wright Law Office (about 700 feet away); Quaker Cemetery (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Charleston.

circa 2008

2. St. John's Church Marker

St. John's Church Marker,at right, inside the fence, along Archdale Street image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 2, 2011

3. St. John's Church Marker,at right, inside the fence, along Archdale Street

St. John's Church image. Click for full size.

2008

4. St. John's Church

St. John's Church and marker image. Click for full size.

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 1,431 times since then and 29 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.