Near Abbeville in Abbeville County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Mulberry A.M.E. Church
Photographed by Tom Bosse, December 30, 2023
1. Mulberry A.M.E. Church Marker
The formal organization of Mulberry A.M.E. Church dates to c. 1871, but many of the founding members were formerly enslaved people who had a tradition of religious organization that stretched back into slavery. Early meetings were held under a brush arbor. By 1872 members had built a log building. A second frame church was built in 1878 and remained until it burned in 1918.
The current Carpenter Gothic church, with offset steeple and church bell, dates to 1919. A cemetery, located across the road from the church, was established c. 1904. The one-teacher Mulberry School was once located here and served African American students until it closed in the early 1950s. Mulberry is mother church to St. Peter, Shady Grove and St. Paul A.M.E. churches in Abbeville.
Erected 2017 by Sponsored by Essie Strother Patterson Legacy Foundation. (Marker Number 1 21.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Architecture • Education • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1871.
Location. 34° 3.77′ N, 82° 26.85′ W. Marker is near Abbeville, South Carolina, in Abbeville County. It is at the intersection of Mount Carmel Road (South Carolina Route
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Regionally, this marker is in Upstate. 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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Birthplace of Calhoun (approx. Ό mile away); Fort Boone (approx. 0.3 miles away); Battle of Long Cane (approx. 3.7 miles away); Forest Lawn Memory Gardens Veterans Monument (approx. 3.8 miles away); Lebanon Presbyterian Church (approx. 4 miles away); Mt. Carmel Historical District (approx. 5.1 miles away); Fort Charlotte (approx. 5.2 miles away); Patrick Calhoun Burial Grounds (approx. 5.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Abbeville.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Calhoun Mill (was approx. 2.6 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Photographed by Tom Bosse, December 30, 2023
2. Mulberry A.M.E. Church Marker (Back)
Photographed by Tom Bosse, December 30, 2023
3. Mulberry A.M.E. Church Marker
Photographed by Tom Bosse, December 30, 2023
4. Mulberry A.M.E. Church
Credits. This page was last revised on November 1, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 1, 2024, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 578 times since then and 63 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 1, 2024, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
