Near Mount Pleasant in Cabarrus County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Bethel United Church of Christ
Photographed by Lisa Waugh
1. Bethel United Church of Christ Marker
Began 1745 as Dutch Buffalo Creek Church. German Reformed & Lutheran, 1806-1875. Present structure, 1929, is 2 miles East.
Erected 1974 by Division of Archives and History. (Marker Number L-82.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1745.
Location. This marker has been replaced by another marker nearby. It was located near 35° 26.366′ N, 80° 22.149′ W. Marker was near Mount Pleasant, North Carolina, in Cabarrus County. It was at the intersection of State Highway 49 and Lentz Harness Shop Road North (County Highway 2453), on the right when traveling east on State Highway 49. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Mount Pleasant NC 28124, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker was in the Piedmont and in Greater Charlotte. It was also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it was in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found itself in what was once
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: Bethel Bear Creek Reformed Church (here, next to this marker); First Congregational Church of Mt. Pleasant, North Carolina (approx. 4.3 miles away); In Memoriam (approx. 4½ miles away); Mount Pleasant Mercantile/Mount Pleasant Hosiery Mill (approx. 4.7 miles away); Mount Pleasant Collegiate Institute (approx. 4.7 miles away); Mont Amoena Seminary (approx. 4.7 miles away); Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity (approx. 4.7 miles away); The Barnhardt Shaft (approx. 5.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mount Pleasant.
More about this marker. The marker has been replaced by an updated marker at same location.
Also see . . . Bethel Bear Creek Reformed Church. North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program website entry (Submitted on October 25, 2021, by Lisa Waugh of Mount Pleasant, North Carolina.)
Credits. This page was last revised on April 28, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 25, 2021, by Lisa Waugh of Mount Pleasant, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 458 times since then and 39 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on October 25, 2021, by Lisa Waugh of Mount Pleasant, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
