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.
Rebecca Randall Bryan. . 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 Randalls 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.”
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 Randalls 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 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
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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 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.
“Site of Methodist Mission 1876. First church established 1885.”
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 2,230 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 7, 2009, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.
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