Awendaw in Charleston County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Wappetow Independent Congregational Church

Photographed by Consuelo m Loftis, September 6, 2022

1. Wappetow Independent Congregational Church Marker

Inscription. This Stone marks the spot where the Wappetow Independent Congregational Church stood. This church was planted here in 1696 by a colony of 52 who came from New England and landed at Seewee Bay.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1696.

Location. 32° 55.65′ N, 79° 42.979′ W. Marker is in Awendaw, South Carolina, in Charleston County. It can be reached from Fifteen Mile Landing Road 0.1 miles west of Ocean Highway (U.S. 17), on the right when traveling west. Located in Wappetow Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Awendaw SC 29429, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Lowcountry.

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

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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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Old Wappetaw Church (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Point Plantation / Richmond Plantation (approx. 4.7 miles away); Phillips Community (approx. 6.3 miles away); Wando Pottery (approx. 6.3 miles away); Shell Rings and Shell Middens (approx. 6.4 miles away); Brickyard Plantation (approx. 7 miles away); Sweetgrass Baskets (approx. 7.1 miles away); Thomas Lynch at Rivertowne (approx. 7.3 miles away).

Credits. This page was last revised on June 17, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 12, 2022, by Consuelo m Loftis of Hendersonville, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 466 times since then and 26 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on September 6, 2022, by Consuelo m Loftis of Hendersonville, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.

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