Little River in Horry County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Rebecca Randall Bryan

Photographed by J. J. Prats, February 22, 2009

1. Rebecca Randall Bryan Marker

Inscription. In memory of Rebecca Randall Bryan. “On March 22, 1856, Thomas Randall conveyed to Abraham W. Bessent and John S. Thomas, trustees of the Baptist Church, this plot of ground, with title to exist for so long as it continued a location of the Baptist Church, with a sufficiency of time to rebuild or repair from age, fire, or storm. It is not known what the fate of the Baptist Church was, but it is known that on October 25, 1892, Martha E. Bryan, Thomas Randall’s daughter, deeded a lot on which a church is to be erected to the trustees of Little River Methodist Episcopal Church, South. This white wooden church, which so long served the congregation of the Methodists of Little River as their house of worship, was moved from its corner location to a lot beyond the cemetery on the west. A handsome new brick church now stands on a lot adjoining the cemetery on the north, on a tract of land deeded to the church trustees January 30, 1943, by Nelle Miles Bryan a great-granddaughter of Thomas Randall and a granddaughter of Martha E. Bryan.”

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious

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Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is January 30, 1767.

Location. 33° 52.602′ N, 78° 36.84′ W. Marker is in Little River, South Carolina, in Horry County. It is at the intersection of U.S. 17 and Mineola Avenue (Local Road 50), on the right when traveling south on U.S. 17. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Little River SC 29566, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on South Carolina’s Grand Strand

and in the Pee Dee.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Rev. George Whitefield (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Village of Little River (approx. 0.4 miles away);

Photographed by J. J. Prats, February 22, 2009

2. Rebecca Randall Bryan Marker

Boundary House (approx. 1½ miles away); South Carolina / North Carolina (approx. 1.8 miles away in North Carolina); First Post Road (approx. 1.8 miles away in North Carolina); a different marker also named Boundary House (approx. 2.6 miles away in North Carolina); Fort Randall (approx. 3.1 miles away); Sonny’s Pavilion (approx. 3.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Little River.

Stone Just Behind Historical Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, February 22, 2009

3. Stone Just Behind Historical Marker

“Site of Methodist Mission 1876. First church established 1885.”

Little River United Methodist Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, February 22, 2009

4. Little River United Methodist Church

Credits. This page was last revised on November 21, 2020. It was originally submitted on March 7, 2009, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,237 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 7, 2009, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.

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