Simpsonville in Greenville County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Old Pilgrim Baptist Church
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Old Pilgrim Rosenwald School

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Photographed by Tom Bosse, May 14, 2022

1. Old Pilgrim Baptist Church Marker

Inscription.
(front)
Old Pilgrim Baptist Church
This church was founded in 1868 by black members of nearby Clear Spring Baptist Church who named their new church Pilgrim Baptist Church. Rev. John Abraham, their first pastor, held services in a brush arbor until a log church was built here. It was renamed Old Pilgrim Baptist Church in 1894. A frame church built here in 1907 was covered in brick veneer in 1962. The present brick church was built in 1983. (Continued on other side) (back)
Old Pilgrim Rosenwald School (Continued from other side) Old Pilgrim Rosenwald School, named for the church, was built in 1930. It was one of almost 500 schools in S.C. funded in part by the Julius Rosenwald Foundation from 1917 to 1932. Built at a cost of $3,800 with local funds raised by Henry Locke and trustees of Old Pilgrim Baptist Church, it operated 1930-1954 with three teachers, teaching as many as 83 elementary school students in grades 1-7.

Erected 2013 by Old Pilgrim Baptist Church. (Marker Number 23-56.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education •

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Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Rosenwald Schools series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1868.

Location. 34° 47.607′ N, 82° 11.735′ W. Marker is in Simpsonville, South Carolina, in Greenville County. It is on Woodruff Road 0.1 miles south of Granary Drive, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3540 Woodruff Road, Simpsonville SC 29681, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate

and in the Greater Greenville-Spartanburg Area. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in Appalachia,

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

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Oakland Plantation

Old Pilgrim Rosenwald School Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, May 14, 2022

2. Old Pilgrim Rosenwald School Marker

(approx. 3 miles away); Gilder (approx. 3½ miles away); Graceland East Memorial Park Veterans Monument (approx. 3.8 miles away); Stone's Mill / Jones' Mill (approx. 4.4 miles away); Bethel Church (approx. 4½ miles away); Bethel Church Cemetery (approx. 4½ miles away); The Old Arbor (approx. 4½ miles away); The Old Oak Tree (approx. 4½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Simpsonville.

Also see . . . Old Pilgrim Baptist Church History. (Submitted on May 21, 2022, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee.)

Old Pilgrim Baptist Church / Old Pilgrim Rosenwald School Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, May 14, 2022

3. Old Pilgrim Baptist Church / Old Pilgrim Rosenwald School Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 23, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 21, 2022, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 436 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 21, 2022, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.

Old Pilgrim Baptist Church⎯⎯⎯Old Pilgrim Rosenwald School

Old Pilgrim Baptist Church
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Old Pilgrim Rosenwald School