Near Williamston in Martin County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Smithwick Creek Primitive Baptist Church

Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 14, 2024

1. Smithwick Creek Primitive Baptist Church Marker

Inscription. The congregation was organized in 1803 by Elder Joseph Biggs. The present church was built in 1896 after the previous church was destroyed by fire. Three large wooded posts divide the interior space into two halves, one side for women and children and the other for men. After the Civil war, several African American members were excommunicated for escaping to Union occupied territory.

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Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Religion & Religious Structures • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1803.

Location. 35° 43.465′ N, 77° 2.239′ W. Marker is near Williamston, North Carolina, in Martin County. It is at the intersection of Smithwick Creek Church Road (North Carolina Route 1106) and Fire Dept Road ( Route 1516), on the right when traveling west on Smithwick Creek Church Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3781 Smithwick Creek Church Road, Williamston NC 27892, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain. It is also in the American South

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and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in 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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Smithwick Creek Primitive Baptist Church (here, next to this marker); Smithwick’s Creek Primitive Baptist Church Baptismal House (within shouting distance of this marker); Bear Grass Primitive Baptist (approx. 5.9 miles away); Skewarkey Church (approx. 8.2 miles away); Skewarkee Primitive Baptist Church (approx. 8.2 miles away); Skewarkey Primitive Baptist Church (approx. 8.2 miles away); Judge Clifton Johnson (approx. 8½ miles away); The Original Drum Majors of the Williamston Civil Rights Movement (approx. 9.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Williamston.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this

Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 14, 2024

2. Smithwick Creek Primitive Baptist Church Marker

marker. Smithwick Creek Primitive Baptist Church

Also see . . . Martin County Historic Church Trail (pdf). (Submitted on September 17, 2024, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee.)

Smithwick Creek Primitive Baptist Church and Baptismal House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 14, 2024

3. Smithwick Creek Primitive Baptist Church and Baptismal House

Smithwick Creek Primitive Baptist Church Baptismal House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 14, 2024

4. Smithwick Creek Primitive Baptist Church Baptismal House

Credits. This page was last revised on September 18, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 17, 2024, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 183 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 17, 2024, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.