Providence in Orangeburg County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Walnut Grove Church

Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2009

1. Walnut Grove Church Marker

Inscription. This Baptist Church, a branch of Four Holes Baptist Church in present Orangesburg County from 1840 to 1869, was admitted to the Charleston Association in 1869 and joined the Orangeburg Association in 1913. The present building was constructed c. 1883. Foundation sills are pegged together, and the seats and backs of pews are solid wide boards that were hand planed.

Erected 1976 by The Congregation. (Marker Number 38-20.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1840.

Location. 33° 24.52′ N, 80° 37.598′ W. Marker is in Providence, South Carolina, in Orangeburg County. It is on Landsdowne Road (State Highway 38-92). Located North of Arista Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bowman SC 29018, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Lowcountry

and in Santee Cooper Country.

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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Bart's Corner (approx. 5.1 miles away); Providence Methodist Church (approx. 5.1 miles away); Captain Richard A Morris (approx. 5.2 miles away); Bowman War Memorial (approx. 5.2 miles away); Bowman S.C. (approx. 5.2 miles away); Bowman Rosenwald School

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(approx. 5.7 miles away); White House Church (approx. 6½ miles away); Astronaut Frank L. Culbertson, Jr. (approx. 7.7 miles away).

Walnut Grove Church and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, November 15, 2009

2. Walnut Grove Church and Marker

Walnut Grove Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, June 3, 2010

3. Walnut Grove Church

Photographed by Mike Stroud, November 15, 2009

4. Walnut Grove Church

Walnut Grove Church Marker and Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, June 3, 2010

5. Walnut Grove Church Marker and Cemetery

Walnut Grove Church Marker, looking north along Landsdowne Road (State Road 38-92) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, November 15, 2009

6. Walnut Grove Church Marker, looking north along Landsdowne Road (State Road 38-92)

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 29, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,351 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 29, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 5. submitted on June 3, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 6. submitted on November 29, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.