White Rock in Richland County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Site of Mount Vernon Lutheran Church
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 5, 2019
1. Site of Mount Vernon Lutheran Church Marker
Mount Vernon
Lutheran Church
White Rock, S.C.
Organized October 1893
Merged with
Bethel on High Hill
Creek Church
to form
Bethel Lutheran Church
White Rock, S.C.
October 1, 1929
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is October 1, 1929.
Location. 34° 8.806′ N, 81° 16.543′ W. Marker is in White Rock, South Carolina, in Richland County. It is on Mount Vernon Church Road south of Wilber Bickley Road, on the right when traveling south. Marker is located in the Mount Vernon Lutheran Church Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: White Rock SC 29177, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Midlands and in the Greater Columbia Area. 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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Bethel Lutheran Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Spring Hill (approx. 1.9 miles away); Bethlehem Church (approx. 4.6 miles away); Pine Grove A.M.E. Church (approx. 5.1 miles away); a different marker also named Bethlehem Church (approx. 5½ miles away); St. Michael Lutheran Church (approx. 5½ miles away); Richlex School Site (approx. 5.9 miles away); World War II Bombing Ranges (approx. 6.6 miles away).
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Bethel
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Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 5, 2019
2. Site of Mount Vernon Lutheran Church Marker (wide view)
Credits. This page was last revised on June 8, 2019. It was originally submitted on June 6, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 443 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 8, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
