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

Bush River Quaker Meeting

Photographed by Brian Scott, November 1, 2008

1. Bush River Quaker Meeting Marker

Inscription. This old cemetery marks the site of the Bush River Meeting House. Settled by Quakers in the 1760s, it was a monthly meeting (1770-1822) and a quarterly meeting with jurisdiction over all meetings in South Carolina and Georgia from 1791 to 1808. Opposing slavery, the members moved west and settled Quaker meetings in Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio.

Erected 1966 by Hartford Grange No. 460. (Marker Number 36-2.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Quakerism series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1791.

Location. 34° 13.717′ N, 81° 38.267′ W. Marker is in Newberry, South Carolina, in Newberry County. It is on Dennis Dairy Road, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Newberry SC 29108, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Midlands.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

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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 10 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Rock House (approx. 2.2 miles away); Henry McNeal Turner (approx. 3.1 miles away); Calvin Crozier Murder Site (approx. 3.1 miles away); Newberry Cotton Mills (approx. 3.2 miles away); Newberry Village Cemetery (approx. 3.2 miles away); Newberry County World War II Monument (approx. 3.3 miles away); Newberry County World War I Monument (approx. 3.3 miles away); National WWII Memorial (approx. 3.3 miles away); Newberry County Confederate Monument (approx. 3.3 miles away); Calvin Crozier (approx. 3.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Newberry.

North View of Dennis dairy Road and Bush River Quaker Meeting Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brian Scott, November 1, 2008

2. North View of Dennis dairy Road and Bush River Quaker Meeting Marker

Bush River Quaker Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brian Scott, November 1, 2008

3. Bush River Quaker Cemetery

Photographed by Brian Scott, November 1, 2008

4. Bush River Quaker Meeting Marker

Photographed by Brian Scott, November 1, 2008

5. Bush River Quaker Cemetery

Stone Fence Posts Provide an Outline of the Old Cemetery Boundary image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brian Scott, November 1, 2008

6. Stone Fence Posts Provide an Outline of the Old Cemetery Boundary

Old Fence Line image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brian Scott, November 1, 2008

7. Old Fence Line

Elijah Lake Tombstone image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brian Scott, November 1, 2008

8. Elijah Lake Tombstone

To
the memory of
Elijah Lake
who was born
February 1st, 1768,
and departed this life
February 1st, 1824.

Mary M. Lake Tombstone image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brian Scott, November 1, 2008

9. Mary M. Lake Tombstone

To
the memory of
Mary M. Lake
who was born
February 23rd, 1806,
and departed this life
August 26th, 1821.

Jane Lake Tombstone image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brian Scott, November 1, 2008

10. Jane Lake Tombstone

To
the memory of
Jane Lake
who was born
September 2nd, 1777,
and departed this life
December 2ns, 1831.

Elizabeth Lake Tombstone image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brian Scott, November 1, 2008

11. Elizabeth Lake Tombstone

To
the memory of
Elizabeth Lake
who was born
February 10th, 1809,
and departed this life
January 9th, 1835.

Photographed by Brian Scott, November 1, 2008

12. Bush River Quaker Meeting Marker

Sacred
to the
memory of
Walter Herbert
who was born
June 13th, 1778,
and departed this life
December 15th, 1851.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 17, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 3, 2008, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 4,941 times since then and 206 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12. submitted on November 3, 2008, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.