Near Horse Shoe in Henderson County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Shaws Creek Church and Camp Grounds

Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 5, 2020

1. Shaws Creek Church and Camp Grounds Marker

Inscription. Methodist. Congregation was organized at a camp meeting ca. 1810, on land donated by James Johnston. Church, 1905, is .3 mi. N.

Erected 1974 by North Carolina Division of Archives and History. (Marker Number P-62.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1810.

Location. 35° 20.41′ N, 82° 32.282′ W. Marker is near Horse Shoe, North Carolina, in Henderson County. It is at the intersection of Brevard Road (U.S. 64) and Campground Road (County Highway 1311), on the left when traveling east on Brevard Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hendersonville NC 28739, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Mountains and in Greater Asheville.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

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Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Legend of Jump Off Rock (approx. 1.9 miles away); Jump Off Rock (approx. 1.9 miles away); French Broad Baptist Church (approx. 2 miles away); Site of Fleetwood Hotel (approx. 2.3 miles away); “Woodlawn” (approx. 3 miles away); The Quarry Tract (approx. 3.1 miles away); Crystal Spring (approx. 3.2 miles away); The Swiss Railway (approx. 3.2 miles away).

Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 5, 2020

2. Shaws Creek Church and Camp Grounds Marker

Shaws Creek Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 5, 2020

3. Shaws Creek Church

Shaws Creek Church and Camp Grounds image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 5, 2020

4. Shaws Creek Church and Camp Grounds

Johnson Family Reunion for Descendants of Revolutionary War Soldier James Johnson & wife Ann Cole Johnson.

Shaws Creek Church Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 5, 2020

5. Shaws Creek Church Cemetery

Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 5, 2020

6. Shaws Creek Church Cemetery

Note the Iron Crosses honoring Confederate veterans.

Gravestone - Shaws Creek Church Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 5, 2020

7. Gravestone - Shaws Creek Church Cemetery

Confederate Memorial - Shaws Creek Church Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 5, 2020

8. Confederate Memorial - Shaws Creek Church Cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on June 30, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 15, 2020, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 812 times since then and 53 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on September 15, 2020, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. 7, 8. submitted on September 19, 2020, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.