Near Dunbar in Georgetown County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Prince George Winyah Parish
(1721)
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Prince Frederick’s Parish
(1834)
Photographed by J. J. Prats, February 21, 2009
1. Prince George Winyah Parish Face of Marker
Prince Frederick’s Parish (1734). Within a few years the success of rice production and growth of Georgetown helped expand settlement inland and prompted the creation of a new parish. Prince Frederick’s Parish included this area when it was established in 1734. A new parish church for Prince George Winyah was built in Georgetown by 1747 and the sanctuary here served Prince Frederick’s Parish until a new parish church was built near the Pee Dee River in 1837.
Erected 1996 by the Georgetown Committee of the National Society of Colonial Dames of America in the State of South Carolina. (Marker Number 22-41.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the The Colonial Dames of America, National Society of series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1721.
Location.
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Regionally, this marker is in South Carolina’s Pee Dee and on Waccamaw Neck. 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 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Black Mingo Presbyterian Meeting House (approx. 5½ miles away); Birthplace of Jeremiah John Snow / China Grove Plantation (approx. 5.9 miles away); Black Mingo – Willtown / Black Mingo Baptist Church (approx. 6.2 miles away); Black Mingo Creek: (approx. 6½ miles away); Skirmish At Black Mingo Creek (approx. 6½ miles away); Early Settlers / Potatoe Ferry (approx. 9.1 miles away); Beneventum Plantation (approx. 9½ miles away); Pleasant Hill Baptist Church (approx. 10.2 miles away).
Another marker is no longer nearby. Dissenter Meeting House and Cemetery (was approx. 5 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Photographed by J. J. Prats, February 21, 2009
2. Prince Frederick’s Parish Face of Marker
Photographed by J. J. Prats, February 21, 2009
3. Northbound View of Marker
Photographed by J. J. Prats, February 21, 2009
4. Southbound View of Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on March 14, 2009, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 4,755 times since then and 77 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 14, 2009, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.
